Christy Mathewson, Author

Enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame in its inaugural year (1936) Christopher “Christy” Mathewson (1880-1925) was one of the greatest pitchers of all time. As he began to close in on the end of his baseball career, he began a new life as an author. He wrote children’s books on baseball.

A list of his works:

Won in the Ninth (1910)
A.J. Bodmer Company, New York

Pitching In a Pinch (Boy Scout Edition) (1912)
Grosset & Dunlap, New York

Pitcher Pollock (1914)
Grosset & Dunlap, New York

Catcher Craig (1915)
Grosset & Dunlap, New York

First Base Faulkner (1916)
Grosset & Dunlap, New York

Second Base Sloan (1917)
Grosset & Dunlap, New York