March 2013

Reading Recommendations · The Cincinnati Reds

Enhance your enjoyment of a new baseball season with one or more of these books concerning the oldest professional baseball franchise, our very own Cincinnati Reds!

The Ballparks

Opening Day at Great American Ball Park

Dann Stupp

Riverfront Stadium: Home of the Big Red Machine

Mike Shannon

Cincinnati's Crosley Field: The Illustrated History of a Classic Ballpark

Greg Rhodes

The History

Before the Machine: The Story of the 1961 Pennant-winning Cincinnati Reds

Mark J. Schmetzer

The Comeback Kids: Cincinnati Reds 2010 Championship Season

Mark J. Schmetzer

The Wire-to-Wire Reds: Sweet Lou, Nasty Boys, and the Wild Run to a World Championship

John Erardi

Making the Big Red Machine: Bob Howsam and the Cincinnati Reds of the 1970s

Daryl Raymond Smith

Redleg Journal: Year by Year and Day by Day with the Cincinnati Reds Since 1866

Greg Rhodes

Underrated Reds: The Story of the 1939-1940 Cincinnati Reds, The Team's First Undisputed Championship

Leo Bradley

Opening Day: Celebrating Cincinnati's Baseball Holiday

John Erardi

The 1976 Cincinnati Reds: Last Hurrah for the Big Red Machine

Doug Feldmann

Echoes of Cincinnati Reds Baseball: The Greatest Stories Ever Told

The Machine: A Hot Team, A Legendary Season, and a Heart-Stopping World Series - The Story of the 1975 Cincinnati Reds

Joe Posnanski

Tom Browning's Tales From the Reds' Dugout

Tom Browning

Game Six: Cincinnati, Boston, and the 1975 World Series - The Triumph of America's Pastime

Mark Frost

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Cincinnati Reds: Heart-Pounding, Jaw-Dropping, and Gut-Wrenching Moments from Cincinnati Reds History

Mike Shannon

Reds in Black & White: 100 Years of Cincinnati Reds Images

Greg Rhodes

The First Boys of Summer: The 1869-1870 Cincinnati Red Stockings, Baseball's First Professional Team

Greg Rhodes

The Characters

First Black Red: The Story of Chuck Harmon, the First African American to Play for the Cincinnati Reds

Marty Ford Pieratt

Catch Every Ball: How to Handle Life's Pitches

Johnny Bench with Paul Daugherty

Long Balls, No Strikes: What Baseball Must Do to Keep the Good Times Rolling

Joe Morgan

Joe Morgan: A Life in Baseball

Joe Morgan

They Call Me Sparky

Sparky Anderson

Edd Roush: A Biography of the Cincinnati Reds Star

Mitchell Conrad Stinson

Red Legs and Black Sox: Edd Roush and the Untold Story of the 1919 World Series

Susan Dellinger

Hutch: Baseball's Fred Hutchinson and a Legacy of Courage

Mike Shannon

Zim: A Baseball Life

Don Zimmer

The Zen of Zim: Baseballs, Beanballs, and Bosses

Don Zimmer

Born to Play: The Eric Davis Story

Eric Davis

Junior: Griffey on Griffey

Ken Griffey, Jr.

Pete Rose: Baseball's Charlie Hustle

Mike Towle

Pete Rose: Baseball's All-time Hit King

William A. Cook

My Prison Without Bars

Pete Rose

Drawing Pete! The Complete Collection of Cartoons and Illustrations of Pete Rose's Career

Jerry Dowling

Marge Schott: Unleashed

Mike Bass

Joe Nuxhall: The Life, Legacy, and Words of a Cincinnati Icon

Joe: Rounding Third & Heading for Home

Greg Hoard

Fathers and Sons in Baseball Broadcasting: The Carays, Brennamans, Bucks, and Kalases

Tony Silvia

Need more suggestions? Contact your local library and a reference librarian will be happy to assist you.