Many great men and women have written entire books about every aspect of the game; however, other than "Casey at the Bat," few know about some of the other great poems that have appeared honoring our national pastime.
Baseball Almanac goes beyond the stats and preserves every aspect of our national pastime, including this unprecendeted collection of baseball poems and baseball songs. each honor the game of baseball.
"I see great things in baseball." - Walt Whitman
Baseball PoetryClassic Baseball Poems |
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Baseball Poems Appear In Alphabetical Order | |
1919 by Anonymous |
Nolan Ryan by Gene Fehler |
365 by Jack Buck |
Numbers Game by Richard Armour |
A Baseball Ballad by Author Not Known |
October by Jewell Dawson |
A Change of Heart by Barbara Feeney |
Patient Hitter by David D. Horowitz |
A Fisherman's Tale by Anonymous |
Playing Stickball With Robbie Shea by Mark Lukeman |
A Swing And A Miss by J. Patrick Lewis |
Poem on Lou Gehrig's Award by The New York Yankees |
Along Came Ruth by Ford C. Frick |
Pull Hitter by R. Gerry Fabian |
Analysis of Baseball by May Swenson |
Reasons for Rainbows by J. Patrick Lewis |
Anthem of Nicknames by William "Sugar" Wallace |
Roberto Clemente Eulogy by Steve Blass |
A Tip To Teddy by Grantland Rice |
Shortstop & Baseball Dreams by Charles Ghigna |
Base Ball by Anonymous |
Spahn & Sain by Gerald V. Hern |
Baseball by James J. Metcalfe |
Stickball by Chuck Sullivan |
Baseball and Writing by Marianne Moore |
The Abominable Baseball Bat by X.J. Kennedy |
Baseball Is by Greg Hall |
The Babe by Anonymous |
Baseball Parks by J. Patrick Lewis |
The Ballad Of Old Rocky Nelson by Raymond Souster |
Baseball's Sad Lexicon by Franklin P. Adams |
The Base Stealer by Robert Francis |
Beyond The Great Mississippi by Jordan A. Deutsch |
The Crowd At The Ball Game by William Carlos Williams |
Brother Noah Gave Out Checks For Rain by Arthur Longbrake |
The Cure by Katharine Harer |
Donnybrook at Riverfront Stadium by Lillian Morrison |
The Grand Central Hotel by Anonymous |
Edges by David D. Horowitz |
The Great Greg Maddux by Devra Māza |
End of Winter by Eve Merriam |
The Great Mississippi by Jordon A. Deutsch |
Epitaph on a Base-Ballist by Anonymous |
The Great One by Tom Clark |
Father Time is Coming by J. Patrick Lewis |
The Home-Watcher by Milton Bracker |
First Time At Third by Jacqueline Sweeney |
The New Kid by Mike Makley |
For Junior Gilliam (1928-1978) by B.H. Fairchild |
The Umpire by Milton Bracker |
From The Autograph Album by Anonymous |
The Yankees by Robert Lord Keyes |
Frosty and the Babe by John Robert McFarland |
They Lived Too Soon by Anonymous |
Game Called by Grantland Rice |
Tinker To Evers? by Steve Vittori |
Hammerin' Hank by D. Roger Martin |
Tomorrow! by Milton Bracker |
How Dumb Are You? by Jack Buck |
To Myrtilla, on Opening Day by Franklin P. Adams |
How To Play Night Baseball by Jonathan Holden |
Twenty-Six Years Now by Dan Parker |
Jackie by Anonymous |
Untitled (Slug The Umpire) by Anonymous |
Leave Us Go Root for the Dodgers by Dan Parker |
Voyage of the Negro League Player by Matthew Johnson |
Life by Jim "Mudcat" Grant |
We Shall Overcome by Jack Buck |
Line-Up For Yesterday by Ogden Nash |
Winner by Gene Fehler |
My Most Memorable Day by Charlie Manuel |
Wonderful Iron Horse Lou by Willard Mullin |
No. 714 by Anonymous |
You Can't Kill an Oriole by Ogden Nash |
Baseball Poems Appear In Alphabetical Order | |
Baseball PoetryA Tribute To Casey at the Bat |
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The Classic | The Casey Collection |
Casey at the Bat |
Casey @ the Bat (Analytics) by Mitchell Nathanson |
Casey at the Bat (Road Game) by Garrison Keillor |
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Casey at the Bat – 2023 Rules Edition by Matthew Denton |
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Casey in the Box by Meyer Berger |
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Casey - Twenty Years Later by Clarence P. McDonald |
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Casey's Revenge by Grantland Rice |
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Destiny, Ah Fate, Mighty Reggie has Struck Out! by Jules Loh |
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Finding Casey's Card by Robert L. Harrison |
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Gonzo at the Bat by Shlomo Morgulis |
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He Never Heard of Casey! by Grantland Rice |
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Hrbek at the Bat by Phil Bolsta |
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Kasey at the Bat: A Communist Fable by Robert L. Harrison |
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Mighty Gibson at the Bat by David Hench |
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Mookie at the Bat by Mark Leff |
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Mudville's Fate by Grantland Rice |
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Sarah and Mighty Lou At Bat by David Hench |
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Thatcher on the Hill by Thomas Fronckowiak Jr. |
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The Cubs Last Game by Bill Kirk |
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The Man Who Fanned Casey by T. M. Fowler |
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The Classic | The Casey Collection |
Baseball PoetryBaseball Almanac Exclusive Contributors |
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Poems by Robert L. Harrison | |
1927 Yankees by Robert L. Harrison |
John Montgomery Ward by Robert L. Harrison |
1951: The Season by Robert L. Harrison |
Meeting "Newk" Again by Robert L. Harrison |
1953 Young Mantle Hits One by Robert L. Harrison |
New York Divorce by Robert L. Harrison |
1998: The Brooklyn Atlantics by Robert L. Harrison |
Old Tyme Baseball by Robert L. Harrison |
Bud Harrelson by Robert L. Harrison |
The Baseball Card Dealer by Robert L. Harrison |
Poems by Thomas Michael McDade | |
Autographs by Thomas Michael McDade |
Roger Connor by Thomas Michael McDade |
Cooperstown Calm by Thomas Michael McDade |
Ted Williams - Still Smiling by Thomas Michael McDade |
Fenway Bleachers by Thomas Michael McDade |
The Year I Jinxed Chicago by Thomas Michael McDade |
Poems by Don Angel | |
Baseball by Don Angel |
Setting The Record by Don Angel |
Opening Day by Don Angel |
Strike of 1994 by Don Angel |
Poems by Don Z. Block | |
Ballad of an Old Bum by Don Z. Block |
Base Ball Lord by Don Z. Block |
Ballad of Leo & Sam by Don Z. Block |
Tug by Don Z. Block |
Poems by Exclusive Contributors | |
Baseball PoetryOriginal Poems Submitted by Baseball Almanac Visitors |
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21st Century Line-up by Shlomo Morgulis |
The Ballad of Ted Schreiber by David K. Moseder |
A Nation's Constant by Michael Steven Richards |
The Batter by Kenneth C. Hoffman |
Baseball Fan's Lament by Jean H. Berkompas |
The Curse of the Bambino by Bill E. Collins |
Baseball : 'Ode to Opening Day by Mark H. Young |
The Day Shay Got To Play by EJ Nolan |
Baseball's Firs tIndian: Song of Sockalexis by Siu Wai Stroshane |
The Game I Love by John McCluskey |
Beisbol's Arrival by Michael J. Bielawa |
The Game's True Leaders by Juan A. Perez |
Beyond a Game by Jewel W. |
The Greatest Hitter That Ever Lived by Ken Wasnock |
Clemente by Guillermo Calderon, Jr. |
The Machine by Stephen Porter |
End of Millennium World Series 2000 by Mark H. Young |
The Shot Heard Round the World by Rolf D. Ritschel |
Gibson's 1988 World Series Homer by Michael J. Farrand |
The Slump, The Glove, The Squirrel by Chuck Snow |
Going Home by Kristin M. Betzler |
The Team of the Century by Ray Curiale |
Guillen to Boone to Olerud by John Pinza Todd |
There Was a Team in Brooklyn by Jim Keats |
I'm a pitcher by Andrew Peters |
Three Sewers by Dave Mihal |
It's Still Just a Game by Joseph Szeliga |
Twas the Night before Spring Training by Lucas Brown |
Ode to the Coach by Joe Kyle |
Unbridled Joy by Greg Karas |
Offseason Blues by Steve Pellikaan |
Voices of the Game by Joe Kyle |
So Long Riverfront by Joe Kyle |
Why Did You Keep Pedro In? by James Bair |
Thanks Kid by Joe Kyle |
You Could Look It Up by David K. Moseder |
Original Poems Submitted by Baseball Almanac Visitors | |
Baseball SongsIn Alphabetical Order |
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Baseball Song Titles | |
A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request by Steve Goodman |
Subway by Jim Nuzzo |
At Fenway by Brian Evans |
Take Me Out to the Ballgame by Jack Norworth |
Catfish by Bob Dylan |
Talkin' Baseball by Terry Cashman |
Centerfield by John C. Fogerty |
Talkin' Baseball, The California Team by Terry Cashman |
Cheap Seats by Alabama |
Talkin' Cardinals Baseball by Terry Cashman |
Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball? by Woodrow Buddy Johnson |
Talkin' Giants Baseball by Terry Cashman |
D-O-D-G-E-R-S (Oh Really? No, O'Malley) by Danny Kaye |
Talkin' Mets Baseball by Terry Cashman |
Dodger Blue by Richard Aberdeen |
Talkin' Red Sox Baseball by Terry Cashman |
Glory Days by Bruce Springsteen |
Talkin' Tiger Baseball by Terry Cashman |
Joltin' Joe DiMaggio by Alan Courtney & Ben Homer |
Talkin' Twins Baseball by Terry Cashman |
Life is a Ball Game by Sister Winona Carr |
Talkin' Yankees Baseball by Terry Cashman |
Play the Game by Dean Taylor |
The Game is Over by Jim Nuzzo |
Remember Me by Jim Gaudet |
The Greatest by Kenny Rogers |
Right Field by Peter, Paul & Mary |
The Umpire by Mitch Miller |
Slide, Kelly, Slide by George J. Gaskin |
Van Lingle Mungo by David Frishberg |
Baseball Songs | Research by Baseball Almanac, Inc. | |
Baseball Music CD / Collection of Songsby Artists Listed |
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Baseball Music Compilations | |
Baseball Song Sports Heroes by Joe Pickering Jr. & Phil Coley |
The Journey Within by Bernie Williams |
Sports Songs and Beyond by Joe Pickering Jr. & Phil Coley |
Future Expansion Area by To Be Determined |
Baseball Music Compilations | |
Baseball Song Collections | Research by Baseball Almanac |
Read and experience what friends felt about Lou Gehrig in Wonderful Iron Horse Lou then read the moving poem on the award given to him the day he left the game.
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