Books on baseball strategy?

That's a big topic. Moneyball?

The Science of Hitting - Ted Williams



ETA: Not about strategy really but The Arm by Jeff Passan is a great read about the rise of UCL injuries and Tommy John surgeries.

Earl Weaver wrote a book which I have not read. It looks like it may be for aspiring managers rather than players, but it does deal with strategy.

In the '80s I read a classic book written in the '60s by Leonard Koppett (co-author of Ball Four).



Of course in our current woke age it has a different title:



Another book from the '60s I read in the '80s was by... Who? I've racked my brain but cannot remember who name of the book or the author

BREAKING NEWS: I just remembered the guy's name!!



Paul Richards was a manager in the '50s for the White Sox and Orioles, later serving as GM for several teams. His book is very pricey on Amazon; maybe you could find a copy in your local public library.

The first edition was published in 1955, not only pre-moneyball but even pre-revival of the stolen base, so I suppose a lot of it is outdated. Still it might be useful for learning the fundamentals.

I can't mention Paul Richards w/o including this bit of trivia from his Wiki page:

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In a baseball oddity, Richards pitched with both hands in a Minor League game on July 23, 1928 for the Muskogee Chiefs of the Class C Western Association against the Topeka Jayhawks. Called to the pitcher's mound from his shortstop position, he pitched both right-handed and left-handed in a brief appearance, including facing a switch-hitter, which briefly resulted in both pitcher and batter switching hands and batter's boxes, respectively, until Richards broke the stalemate by alternating hands with each pitch, regardless of where the batter positioned himself.

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goof baseball book for a kid