Books

Mark Armour

As part of their Great Team series, in 2015 the University of Nebraska Press published The Great Eight, a book I edited on the 1975 Cincinnati Reds. The book consisted of 40+ articles on the players and events of the season (several written by me).

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In 2015 the University of Nebraska Press published In Pursuit of Pennants--Baseball Operations from Deadball to Moneyball, a book I co-authored with Dan Levitt. To learn more, click on the book image to the left.

Dan and I have created a BLOG to talk about the book and topics related to the material therein.

Rain Check--Baseball in the Pacific Northwest was issued by SABR in conjunction with the 2006 SABR convention held in Seattle, Washington. For more information, or to purchase, click to the left.

In 2010, the University of Nebraska Press published Joe Cronin--A Life on Baseball, my biography of the great shortstop, manager, general manager and league president.

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In 2003, Brassey's published Paths to Glory, a book that I wrote with Dan Levitt that tells a number of stories about interesting teams from the past and how they were put together. We also presented a few studies that could help a team or a fan interested in team building. Click on the image for more information.

As part of their Great Team series, in 2012 the University of Nebraska Press published Pitching, Defense and Three-Run Homers, a book I edited on the 1970 Baltimore Orioles. The book consisted of 40+ articles on the players and events of the season (several written by me).

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In 2022 Dan Levitt and I produced our third collaboration, Intentional Balk: Baseball's Thin Line Between Innovation and Cheating, published by Clyde Hill Publishing. The book traces the history of baseball's more ingenious or nefarious efforts to get an edge on the opposition.

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Published Books