Ball Four
Memoir
By: Jim Bouton
Date: 1970
Source: Bouton, Jim. Ball Four: My Life and Hard Times Throwing the Knuckleball in the Big Leagues. Leonard Shecter, ed. Cleveland, Ohio: The World Publishing Company, 1970, 29–31, 89–90, 238.
About the Author: Jim Bouton (1939–) was born in Newark, New Jersey. After attending Western Michigan University, Bouton signed with the New York Yankees. After winning twenty-one games in 1963 and eighteen the following season (plus two World Series victories), Bouton hurt his arm, and by 1967 was demoted to the minor leagues. In 1969, Bouton pitched for the expansion Seattle Pilots, before being traded to the Houston Astros. He retired in 1970. In 1978, Bouton came back and pitched a season for the Atlanta Braves. Since then, Bouton has been involved in various baseball-related enterprises.
Introduction
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