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Black Betsy: A Jukebox story    by Dean Wesley Smith
Price: $2.99 USD. 4680 words. Published by WMG Publishing  on July 5, 2010. .

Shoeless Joe Jackson made a mistake and was banned from baseball for life. Sometimes, in the Garden Lounge, the special jukebox lets a customer go back in time to a mistake and fix it. Shoeless Joe never had a chance to let the jukebox help him fix his mistake, but instead it allowed Shoeless Joe to do something even more important: Help a child become a better adult.
Dropping the fig leaves    by Brian Hommel
Price: $2.99 USD. 17710 words. Published by Green e-books on August 17, 2010. .

Brian Hommel lives in Gilbert, Arizona with his wife,Kim and three daughters, Abbey, Ellie Grace and Selah Faith. He works for Unlimited Potential Inc. and is currently the chaplain for the Arizona Diamondbacks. As a former professional baseball player Brian now ministers to that unique community.
The All Nations Team    by Michael Jasper
Price: $7.99 USD. 103260 words. Published on September 3, 2010. .

The All Nations Team tells the story of the first fully integrated, "post-racial" baseball team, very loosely based on an actual team that played in the years before World War I. Haunted by the ghost of their white, former head coach, George must hold the All Nations together, or he'll miss his chance to reunite with his estranged family. If he doesn't score this final run, he loses everything.
The Reluctant Apostle    by Scott Montgomery
Price: $4.99 USD. 66580 words. Published on January 27, 2011. .

The author, a player in his youth, is persuaded to coach a Seattle little league team, with utterly disastrous results. Losing every game is only the beginning. It is the mix of heroics and tragedy in lower case, the torments and the injustices, the rain, mud, the charm of each young player, and the coach's reflections on subjects from Plato to giftedness, that render this book unforgettable.
The Mighty Roman    by Jon Sindell
Price: $2.99 USD. 104030 words. Published on March 12, 2012. .

The Mighty Roman is a fast, funny, thought-provoking novel about baseball and the modern American man.