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Pitcher, writer Jim Bouton dies at 80

The 'Ball Four' author drew back the curtain on the clubhouse, alienating insiders but delighting baseball fans.

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As a baseball pitcher, Jim Bouton was mediocre over his 10 major-league seasons. But his impact on the game went far beyond the field. In 1970, Bouton wrote “Ball Four,” a groundbreaking book considered one of the greatest sports books ever written. Check that. You could make the case that it's one of the best nonfiction books ever written.

Bouton died Wednesday after a struggle with vascular dementia. He was 80.



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