85 years old (Born on March 08, 1939)
All-Star pitcher who wrote the controversial tell-all book Ball Four.
Jim Bouton's Best Moments
Rob Neyer
Happy birthday to Jim Bouton (RIP) and John McPhee (still kicking), two of the best reporters a guy could ever ask for.
- Rob Neyer
(8 months ago)
Air Budd Dwyer
Also happy birthday to Jim Bouton, the only guy to ever write Ball Four and be in The Long Goodbye
- Air Budd Dwyer
(8 months ago)
Triple Play Design
This Day in Baseball History: March 8, 1939 - Happy Birthday, Jim Bouton!
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- Triple Play Design
(8 months ago)
LuigiBOmalley2
Happy birthday in heaven Jim Bouton.
- LuigiBOmalley2
(8 months ago)
Cliff
Happy skypoint birthday to Jim Bouton!
- Cliff
(8 months ago)
John Ramos-Henderson
Happy Birthday to Yankees manager Aaron Boone and former pitcher Jim Bouton!
- John Ramos-Henderson
(8 months ago)
pmsdeadandalive
Happy would ve been 82nd birthday to jim bouton. washed the balls and warmed the bench of his high schoo
- pmsdeadandalive
(8 months ago)
North Trenton
Happy Birthday to Neil Adcock (d. 2013), John McPhee, Gerald Potterton, Neil Postman (d. 2003), Marv Breeding (d. 2
- North Trenton
(8 months ago)
IDrawBaseballCards
Happy Birthday Jim Bouton
- IDrawBaseballCards
(8 months ago)
Phil Dyess-Nugent
Happy birthday, Jim Bouton
- Phil Dyess-Nugent
(8 months ago)
Mitchell Nathanson
Happy Birthday to my last two biographical subjects: Dick Allen and Jim Bouton. : I guess you\'re next.
- Mitchell Nathanson
(8 months ago)
Honest☘️Larry
Happy birthday in heaven Jim Bouton. Ball Four was the first adult book I ever read. Blew my little mind.
- Honest☘️Larry
(8 months ago)
The Boys of Ball Four
In all the virus panic, we missed saluting our hero, Jim Bouton, on his birthday week.
Happy Birthday, Bulldog! Sm
- The Boys of Ball Four
(8 months ago)
That Writer Guy
Happy Birthday, Jim Bouton. You left the game too soon (h/t
- That Writer Guy
(8 months ago)
SABR Baseball Cards
Happy birthday to author, ace, inventor, bon vivant, and Portland Mavericks legend Jim Bouton, the onl
- SABR Baseball Cards
(8 months ago)
Paul Meloan
How the hell did I miss this? Happy belated 80th birthday to the Bulldog, Jim Bouton. In the summer of 79 I found
- Paul Meloan
(8 months ago)
Brad Mangin
I did my 7th grade book report on Ball Four. My English teacher had no idea what hir her. Happy birthday Jim Bout
- Brad Mangin
(8 months ago)
Baron Bedesky
Little did I realize how much his book would influence me when I first discovered it in my high-school library at a
- Baron Bedesky
(8 months ago)
Richard Sandomir
Happy birthday Jim Bouton!
- Richard Sandomir
(8 months ago)
Ten Stadiums Ten Days ⚾️
Happy 80th birthday to perhaps the best baseball playing-author we\'ve ever had, Jim Bouton. \'Ball Four\' was the onl
- Ten Stadiums Ten Days ⚾️
(8 months ago)
Writer\'s Relief
Happy birthday to Jim Bouton, Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees, Seattle Pilots, Houston Astro
- Writer\'s Relief
(8 months ago)
Al Sussman
Happy 80th Birthday to pitcher/author/sportscaster/actor/native north Jerseyan/etc. Jim Bouton:
- Al Sussman
(8 months ago)
⚾ J. Daniel ⚾
Happy Birthday to Jim Bouton; pitcher, author, gum inventor, icon
- ⚾ J. Daniel ⚾
(8 months ago)
NY-Penn League News & History
NEW POST: Happy Birthday to several former New York-Penn League prospects including Jim Rice (Williamsport, 1971),
- NY-Penn League News & History
(8 months ago)
Larry in Missouri
Happy Birthday Jim Bouton, Best Selling Author And one of the creators of Big League Chew; All Star 1963, World Ser
- Larry in Missouri
(8 months ago)
Sully Baseball
Happy birthday to Jim Bouton, World Series winner who became a boat rocker with his tell all best seller Ball Four
- Sully Baseball
(8 months ago)
nyyankeefanforever
You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way arou
- nyyankeefanforever
(8 months ago)
RACC
Happy Birthday, Jim Bouton!
- RACC
(8 months ago)
Mark Tomasik
Happy 82nd birthday, Carl Warwick, who produced 3 hits and a walk in 5 plate appearances as a pinch-hitter for
- Mark Tomasik
(8 months ago)
Athletes Quarterly
Happy 79th birthday to Jim Bouton, who s book changed the way we think about baseball forever.
- Athletes Quarterly
(8 months ago)
ABDugoutStories
Happy 79th bday to former Jimmies pitcher Jim Bouton, who played a bit in the Major Baseball Leag
- ABDugoutStories
(8 months ago)
J. Daniel
Happy Birthday to Jim Bouton; pitcher, author, gum inventor, icon
- J. Daniel
(8 months ago)
Kyle Lobner
Happy birthday today to Seattle Pilot and \"Ball Four\" author Jim Bouton, who turns 79.
- Kyle Lobner
(8 months ago)
NY-Penn League News
Happy Birthday to former Major League pitcher and author (Ball Four) Jim Bouton.
- NY-Penn League News
(8 months ago)
garys67
Greatest final line of a sports book ever. Happy Birthday, Jim Bouton
- garys67
(8 months ago)
coastal eddy
Happy Birthday Jim Bouton. Writer of the best sports book ever written in my opinion. Still laugh out loud just thi
- coastal eddy
(8 months ago)
N. Diunte
Happy birthday former pitcher Jim Bouton, whose book \"Ball Four,\" is a certified classic.
- N. Diunte
(8 months ago)
Gummy Arts
Happy 78th birthday to Jim Bouton, newly added to
- Gummy Arts
(8 months ago)
Mark Armour
One of my personal favorite stories I have ever had the pleasure to write. Happy 78th birthday to Jim Bouton.
- Mark Armour
(8 months ago)
don wardlow
Japan Wins in WBC
Happy Birthday Jim Rice, Jim Bouton
- don wardlow
(8 months ago)
YANKEES_COWBOYS
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 1X-All Star, 1X-World Series (62)
Pitcher Jim Bouton. 1962-68 Team.
- YANKEES_COWBOYS
(8 months ago)
Pete NSØD
This is one of the best Baseball Books ever - Happy Birthday Jim Bouton!
- Pete NSØD
(8 months ago)
Book_Addict
Happy birthday to writer and former major league baseball pitcher Jim Bouton (March 8, 1939), author of \"Ball Four\" (1970) et al.
- Book_Addict
(8 months ago)
Baseball By The Book
Happy 78th birthday to Jim Bouton, who we hope to have on the podcast one day.
- Baseball By The Book
(8 months ago)
Astros Daily
Happy Birthday, Jim Bouton!
- Astros Daily
(8 months ago)
Baseball by BSmile
Happy 78th Birthday Jim Bouton! ~ \"Ball Four\" is a must-read book for every baseball fan, especially the updated \"P
- Baseball by BSmile
(8 months ago)
Joe Radzwill
Happy 78th Birthday to Jim Bouton, knuckleballer and author of groundbreaking baseball book, Ball Four (still an enjoyable read).
- Joe Radzwill
(8 months ago)
Derek Mann
Happy birthday to 1963 all-star & 1962 WS champion P Jim Bouton
- Derek Mann
(8 months ago)
Steven Sharp
Happy 78th Birthday to retired pitcher and author Jim Bouton! Pilots
- Steven Sharp
(8 months ago)
Gypsy Oak
Happy Birthday to JIM BOUTON. Here he is with some other Yankee in 1963.
- Gypsy Oak
(8 months ago)