Jim Bouton, author of the groundbreaking baseball book ‘Ball Four,’ dies at 80
This 1967 file photo shows New York Yankees pitcher Jim Bouton. Jim Bouton, the New York Yankees pitcher who shocked the conservative baseball world with the tell-all book “Ball Four,” has died, Wednesday, July 10, 2019. He was 80. (AP Photo/File)
In this Oct. 14, 1964 file photo, New York Yankees pitcher Jim Bouton takes aim as he holds two balls in the right hand that his teammates hope will lead them to victory in the sixth World Series game in New York. Jim Bouton, the New York Yankees pitcher who shocked the conservative baseball world with the tell-all book “Ball Four,” has died, Wednesday, July 10, 2019. He was 80.(AP Photo/File)
In this Aug. 11, 1970 file photo, New York Yankees pitcher Jim Bouton, holds a copy of his book “Ball Four” in New York. Jim Bouton, the New York Yankees pitcher who shocked the conservative baseball world with the tell-all book “Ball Four,” has died, Wednesday, July 10, 2019. He was 80. (AP Photo/File)
In this Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009 file photo, Former New York Yankees pitcher Jim Bouton signs copies of the Associated Press book “New York Yankees 365,” in New York. Jim Bouton, the New York Yankees pitcher who shocked the conservative baseball world with the tell-all book “Ball Four,” has died, Wednesday, July 10, 2019. He was 80.(AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
