Lawrence S Ritter
Lawrence S. Ritter (1922-2004) was chairman of the Department of Finance at the Graduate School of Business Administration of New York University. He collaborated with fellow baseball historian Donald Honig on The Image of Their Greatness and The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time but is best known for The Glory of Their Times, one of the most famous sports books ever published.
Lawrence S. Ritter (1922-2004) was chairman of the Department of Finance at the Graduate School of Business Administration of New York University. He collaborated with fellow baseball historian Donald Honig on The Image of Their Greatness and The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time but is best known for The Glory of Their Times, one of the most famous sports books ever published. See less
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The glory of their times; the story of the early days of baseball told by the men who played it
Better than even Ball Four
This is a wonderful collection of oral histories of old-time baseball players, conducted around 1960. People who played with Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Matthewson, Tris Speaker, etc. tell ... Read More
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The glory of their times; the story of the early days of baseball told by the men who played it
A window into the past.
by JOHN D, Jul 19, 2010
This book is an absolute gem,the stories are told in the old ballplayers own words as they were recorded by lawrence Ritter back in the early sixties.The accounts of the stars of the dead ball era ... Read More
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The glory of their times; the story of the early days of baseball told by the men who played it
Ritter baseball classic
by Quark, Oct 1, 2009
Lawrence Ritter is one of the leading writers
of baseball history, both oral and pictorial.
This is a warm account based on oral
histories of major league players from the
first half of the 20th ... Read More
