Jim Bouton, Author of "Ball Four" Dies at 80

RIP Jim Bouton. Read "Ball Four" the summer after 7th Grade. One of a handful of books I've read in my lifetime that truly changed my perspective on things. Kinda like when William first heard The Who in "Almost Famous."

— Ghizal Hasan (@GhizalHasan) July 11, 2019

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Jim Bouton was a pariah for many years after "Ball Four." For context, it was as if he made a political statement with every bat flip. Was glad he was finally invited back to Yankees' Old-Timers Day.
2018: https://t.co/6CDIwwv2ra
1998: https://t.co/vPcpGhjKgB

— Ghizal Hasan (@GhizalHasan) July 11, 2019

​Washington Post Obituary

New York Times Obituary

Met League Remembrance by Paul Schwartz

Obituary from "The Comeback"