Mark Madden: How Jim Bouton’s ‘Ball Four’ changed my life
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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)