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Jim Bouton, Ball Four author and former MLB pitcher, passes away at 80
Former Yankees pitcher Jim Bouton, author of 'Ball Four,' dies at 80 - Newsday
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Bouton, ex-Yankee and 'Ball Four' author, dies - ESPN
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Jim Bouton: 1939–2019
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Jim Bouton Dead: Ex-Yankees And 'Ball Four' Author Broke Sports Taboos Was 80 – Deadline
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Jim Bouton, baseball pitcher whose 'Ball Four' gave irreverent peek inside the game, dies at 80
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Obituary: Jim Bouton (1939-2019) – RIP Baseball
Batter up! R.A. Dickey helps us pitch the greatest baseball books of all time - The Globe and Mail
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Nemesis: The pitcher with the book on Hank Aaron was baseball's literary pioneer - The Athletic
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Jim Bouton Dead: Ex-Yankees And 'Ball Four' Author Broke Sports Taboos Was 80 – Deadline
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Former Yankees pitcher and 'Ball Four' author Jim Bouton dies at age 80 - Pinstripe Alley
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A Night With Jim Bouton, 45 Years Ago, This Year. - Press Pros Magazine
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Sex, drugs and baseball: 'Ball Four' author Jim Bouton died 50 years after the Seattle Pilots' only season