Books in the Baseball's All-Time Greatest Hitters series

When Stan The Man Musial retired after 22 years with the Cardinals (disrupted only by a year of service with the U.S. Navy during World War II), he held 17 Major League records, 29 National League records, and 9 All Star game records.

Lou Gehrig's record for consecutive games played stood for decades until Cal Ripken Jr.

Rogers Hornsby has the highest career batting average of any right-handed hitter and the second highest career mark overall. Jonathan D'Amore presents a fascinating look at this outstanding hitter and complicated man. It has been said that hitting a baseball is the hardest thing in professional sports.

Pete Rose is baseball's Hit King, the Major Leagues' all-time leader in career hits. Baseball author David Jordan presents an even-handed look at Rose's life, career, and post-baseball life, and lets the reader decide for him- or herself. It has been said that hitting a baseball is the hardest thing in professional sports.

At the time of Hank Aaron's birth in 1934, Babe Ruth reigned as baseball's home run king, and the Negro Leagues were an African American's only hope of playing professional baseball.

Unfortunately, Jackson's legend was interrupted by his alleged involvement in baseball's darkest chapter, the Black Sox Scandal of 1919, which ultimately banished him to participation in outlaw baseball leagues.

Immortalized in song and story, Joe DiMaggio is one of baseball's most accomplished players-and also one of its most enigmatic stars.

Willie Mays' career bridged eras in baseball history, from the Negro Leagues to expansion to free agency.

Barry Bonds has emerged, statistically, as the most feared hitter since Babe Ruth. Bonds, winner of a record six MVP awards, holds the single-season record for home-runs, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, and walks, and is the only player ever to have hit 500 home-runs and stolen 500 bases.