Other writers have written brilliant baseball fiction, but Ring Lardner was the first to translate the sport into literature. Beginning in 1906 he wrote about baseball as the mirror of American life, harking back to the tradition of Mark Twain. Now, just in time for Father's Day, here is the first collection of Ring Lardner's baseball fiction. 24 photos.
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Other writers have written brilliant baseball fiction, but Ring Lardner was the first to translate the sport into literature. Beginning in 1906 he wrote about baseball as the mirror of American life, harking back to the tradition of Mark Twain. Now, just in time for Father's Day, here is the first collection of Ring Lardner's baseball fiction. 24 photos.
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