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"A book deep in the American vein, so deep in fact it is by no means a sports book." —David Halberstam"Ball Four is a people book, not just a baseball book." —Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times
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When Ball Four was first published in 1970, it ignited a firestorm of controversy. Bouton was called a Judas, a Benedict Arnold, and a "social leper" for having violated the "sanctity of the clubhouse." Baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn attempted to force Bouton to sign a statement saying that the book wasn't true. Ballplayers, most of whom hadn't read the book, denounced it. The San ...