Baseball Books

Dugout Wisdom: Life Lessons from Baseball
by Dan Migala
Corn O' Can LLC

In Dugout Wisdom: Life Lessons From Baseball, author Dan Migala finds the heart in baseball, collecting and sharing words of wisdom from 55 greats of the game. These first person accounts of baseball’s pivotal life moments feature noted players such as Sparky Anderson, Wade Boggs, Rod Carew, Whitey Ford, Goose Gossage, Monte Irvin, Kirby Puckett, Nolan Ryan, Ryne Sandberg, Ron Santo and Mike Schmidt.

These stories transcend baseball; stories that players, fans and people of all ages can relate to, sympathize with, and learn from.

Portions of the proceeds from book sales will benefit the Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation, the Association of Professional Baseball Players of America and the National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum’s education program.

Life Lessons From Baseball

“For lovers of baseball Dugout Wisdom is a home run. But this wonderful collection of heartfelt, insightful stories should reach an even larger audience — for it provides enduring life lessons about success and failure, right and wrong, hard work and mentorship, family and friends.”
Doris Kearns Goodwin,
Pulitzer Prize Winner

“Dan Migala will take you inside the emotional locker room of baseball by showing us reflective and compassionate first-person accounts straight from the hearts of the game's greatest individuals.”
Mike Veeck,
Minor League Baseball owner

“Dugout Wisdom gets to the heart of what baseball has historically meant to us in America and throughout the world. Dan Migala returns our heroes to our hearts and homes. Through sharing their lessons that stand the test of time, we are reminded and encouraged to be the true leaders of our lives and our careers.”
Stedman Graham

Dugout Wisdom Players are: Sparky Anderson, Bert Blyleven, Wade Boggs, Ron Brand, George Brett, Dr. Bobby Brown, Jim Bunning, Rod Carew, Gary Carter, Orlando Cepeda, Eric Davis, Bobby Doerr, Dave Dombrowski, Dennis Eckersley, Bob Feller, Rollie Fingers, Whitey Ford, George Genovese, Rich “Goose” Gossage, Ron Guidry, Willie Horton, Bob Howsam, Monte Irvin, Ferguson Jenkins, Grover “Deacon” Jones, Jim Kaat, Al Kaline, George Kell, Harmon Killebrew, Jerry Kindall, Ralph Kiner, Tony La Russa, Bill Mazeroski, Paul Molitor, Jamie Moyer, Phil Niekro, Buck O’neil, Tony Perez, Gaylord Perry, Paul Pettit, Bill Pierce, Kirby Puckett, Frank Robinson, Nolan Ryan, Ryne Sandberg, Ron Santo, Mike Schmidt, John Schuerholz, Duke Snider, Rusty Staub, Helen Filarski-Steffes, Bruce Sutter, Chuck Tanner, Bob Watson, Dolly Brumfield-White, and Billy Williams.