“Warm, happy, exciting . . . It has been a long time since I enjoyed a book as much as I enjoyed The Glory of Their Times. . . The day after I finished it I started reading it all over again.” — Ted Williams
“Almost perfect . . . a vivid, gentle, and humorous narrative, accompanied by marvelous photographs.” — Roger Angell, The New Yorker
“I could happily reread every summer for the rest of my life that greatest of all baseball books, The Glory of Their Times.” — Stephen Jay Gould, The New York Times Book Review
”Quite simply the best sports book in recent memory.” — Wilfrid Sheed, The New York Times Book Review
“This was the best baseball book published in 1966, it is the best baseball book of its kind now, and, if it is reissued in 10 years, it will be the best baseball book.” — People
“Easily the best baseball book ever produced by anyone.” — Cleveland Plain Dealer
“The Glory of Their Times will be around as long as baseball.” — Nelson Algren
"The single best baseball book of all time." — Red Barber
"There's not a dull moment in the whole book." — The Raleigh (N.C.) News and Observer
"A very readable, enjoyable chronicle of the six or seven decades of the game that preceded what is often referred to as the modern era. It can easily be enjoyed by anyone who likes good writing, interesting characters and has just a passing knowledge of the game." — Pete Reynolds, The Chicago Star