Poems About Baseball & Songs About Baseball | Baseball Almanac
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.
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Baseball PoetryClassic Baseball Poems | |
| Baseball Poems Appear In Alphabetical Order | |
| 1919by Anonymous | Nolan Ryanby Gene Fehler |
| 365by Jack Buck | Numbers Gameby Richard Armour |
| A Baseball Ballad by Author Not Known | Octoberby Jewell Dawson |
| A Change of Heart by Barbara Feeney | Patient Hitterby David D. Horowitz |
| A Fisherman's Taleby Anonymous | Playing Stickball With Robbie Sheaby Mark Lukeman |
| A Swing And A Missby J. Patrick Lewis | Poem on Lou Gehrig's Awardby The New York Yankees |
| Along Came Ruthby Ford C. Frick | Pull Hitterby R. Gerry Fabian |
| Analysis of Baseballby May Swenson | Reasons for Rainbows by J. Patrick Lewis |
| Anthem of Nicknamesby William "Sugar" Wallace | Roberto Clemente Eulogy by Steve Blass |
| A Tip To Teddy by Grantland Rice | Shortstop & Baseball Dreamsby Charles Ghigna |
| Base Ballby Anonymous | by Gerald V. Hern |
| Baseballby James J. Metcalfe | Stickballby Chuck Sullivan |
| Baseball and Writingby Marianne Moore | The Abominable Baseball Batby X.J. Kennedy |
| Baseball Isby Greg Hall | The Babeby Anonymous |
| Baseball Parksby J. Patrick Lewis | The Ballad Of Old Rocky Nelsonby Raymond Souster |
| Baseball's Sad Lexiconby Franklin P. Adams | The Base Stealerby Robert Francis |
| Beyond The Great Mississippiby Jordan A. Deutsch | The Crowd At The Ball Gameby William Carlos Williams |
| Brother Noah Gave Out Checks For Rainby Arthur Longbrake | The Cure by Katharine Harer |
| Donnybrook at Riverfront Stadiumby Lillian Morrison | The Grand Central Hotelby Anonymous |
| Edgesby David D. Horowitz | The Great Greg Madduxby Devra Māza |
| End of Winterby Eve Merriam | The Great Mississippiby Jordon A. Deutsch |
| Epitaph on a Base-Ballistby Anonymous | The Great Oneby Tom Clark |
| Father Time is Comingby J. Patrick Lewis | The Home-Watcherby Milton Bracker |
| First Time At Thirdby Jacqueline Sweeney | The New Kidby Mike Makley |
| For Junior Gilliam (1928-1978)by B.H. Fairchild | The Umpireby Milton Bracker |
| From The Autograph Albumby Anonymous | The Yankeesby Robert Lord Keyes |
| Frosty and the Babe by John Robert McFarland | They Lived Too Soonby Anonymous |
| Game Calledby Grantland Rice | Tinker To Evers?by Steve Vittori |
| Hammerin' Hankby D. Roger Martin | Tomorrow!by Milton Bracker |
| How Dumb Are You?by Jack Buck | To Myrtilla, on Opening Dayby Franklin P. Adams |
| How To Play Night Baseballby Jonathan Holden | Twenty-Six Years Nowby Dan Parker |
| Jackieby Anonymous | Untitled (Slug The Umpire)by Anonymous |
| Leave Us Go Root for the Dodgersby Dan Parker | Voyage of the Negro League Playerby Matthew Johnson |
| Lifeby Jim "Mudcat" Grant | We Shall Overcomeby Jack Buck |
| Line-Up For Yesterdayby Ogden Nash | Winnerby Gene Fehler |
| My Most Memorable Dayby Charlie Manuel | Wonderful Iron Horse Louby Willard Mullin |
| No. 714by Anonymous | You Can't Kill an Orioleby Ogden Nash |
| Baseball Poems Appear In Alphabetical Order | |
Baseball PoetryA Tribute To Casey at the Bat | |
| 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 | |
| Casey at the Bat – 2023 Rules Edition by Matthew Denton | |
| Casey in the Box by Meyer Berger | |
| Casey - Twenty Years Later by Clarence P. McDonald | |
| Casey's Revenge by Grantland Rice | |
| Destiny, Ah Fate, Mighty Reggie has Struck Out! by Jules Loh | |
| Finding Casey's Card by Robert L. Harrison | |
| Gonzo at the Bat by Shlomo Morgulis | |
| He Never Heard of Casey! by Grantland Rice | |
| Hrbek at the Bat by Phil Bolsta | |
| Kasey at the Bat: A Communist Fable by Robert L. Harrison | |
| Mighty Gibson at the Bat by David Hench | |
| Mookie at the Bat by Mark Leff | |
| Mudville's Fate by Grantland Rice | |
| Sarah and Mighty Lou At Bat by David Hench | |
| Thatcher on the Hill by Thomas Fronckowiak Jr. | |
| The Cubs Last Game by Bill Kirk | |
| The Man Who Fanned Casey by T. M. Fowler | |
| The Classic | The Casey Collection |
Baseball PoetryBaseball Almanac Exclusive Contributors | |
| Poems by Robert L. Harrison | |
| 1927 Yankees by Robert L. Harrison | John Montgomery Wardby Robert L. Harrison |
| 1951: The Seasonby Robert L. Harrison | Meeting "Newk" Againby Robert L. Harrison |
| 1953 Young Mantle Hits Oneby Robert L. Harrison | New York Divorceby Robert L. Harrison |
| 1998: The Brooklyn Atlanticsby Robert L. Harrison | Old Tyme Baseballby Robert L. Harrison |
| Bud Harrelsonby Robert L. Harrison | The Baseball Card Dealerby Robert L. Harrison |
| Poems by Thomas Michael McDade | |
| Autographsby Thomas Michael McDade | Roger Connorby Thomas Michael McDade |
| Cooperstown Calmby Thomas Michael McDade | Ted Williams - Still Smilingby Thomas Michael McDade |
| Fenway Bleachersby Thomas Michael McDade | The Year I Jinxed Chicagoby 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 Bumby Don Z. Block | Base Ball Lord by Don Z. Block |
by Don Z. Block | Tugby Don Z. Block |
| Poems by Exclusive Contributors | |
Baseball PoetryOriginal Poems Submitted by Baseball Almanac Visitors | |
| Poem Title | |
| 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 Batterby 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 Playby EJ Nolan |
| Baseball's Firs tIndian: Song of Sockalexis by Siu Wai Stroshane | The Game I Love by John McCluskey |
| Beisbol's Arrivalby Michael J. Bielawa | The Game's True Leaders by Juan A. Perez |
| Beyond a Gameby 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 2000by Mark H. Young | The Shot Heard Round the World by Rolf D. Ritschel |
| Gibson's 1988 World Series Homerby Michael J. Farrand | The Slump, The Glove, The Squirrel by Chuck Snow |
| Going Homeby Kristin M. Betzler | The Team of the Centuryby Ray Curiale |
| Guillen to Boone to Olerud by John Pinza Todd | There Was a Team in Brooklynby Jim Keats |
| I'm a pitcherby 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 Coachby Joe Kyle | Unbridled Joy by Greg Karas |
| Offseason Blues by Steve Pellikaan | Voices of the Gameby Joe Kyle |
| So Long Riverfrontby Joe Kyle | Why Did You Keep Pedro In? by James Bair |
| Thanks Kidby Joe Kyle | You Could Look It Up by David K. Moseder |
| Original Poems Submitted by Baseball Almanac Visitors | |
Baseball SongsIn Alphabetical Order | |
| Baseball Song Titles | |
| A Dying Cub Fan's Last Requestby Steve Goodman | Subway by Jim Nuzzo |
| At Fenway by Brian Evans | Take Me Out to the Ballgameby Jack Norworth |
| Catfish by Bob Dylan | Talkin' Baseball by Terry Cashman |
| Centerfieldby John C. Fogerty | Talkin' Baseball, The California Team by Terry Cashman |
| Cheap Seatsby 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 Baseballby Terry Cashman |
| Joltin' Joe DiMaggioby Alan Courtney & Ben Homer | Talkin' Twins Baseball by Terry Cashman |
| Life is a Ball Gameby Sister Winona Carr | Talkin' Yankees Baseball by Terry Cashman |
| Play the Game by Dean Taylor | The Game is Over by Jim Nuzzo |
| Remember Meby Jim Gaudet | The Greatest by Kenny Rogers |
| Right Fieldby Peter, Paul & Mary | The Umpireby 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 | |
| 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 | |
