Real Grass, Real Heroes: Baseball's Historic 1941 Season, by Dom Di Maggio (HC, 1990, Autographed, $15, which is 1/3 the internet price)
Before 1946, there was no television, no integration, no teams moving to Canada, no million-dollar salaries, no player strikes, no doomed stadiums or artificiall grass.
During the war there wasn't even any professional baseball, as the players had become soldiers.
But in 1941, baseball glowed. This is it's story told by the great Di Maggio himself.
It is even autographed! Look for this book on the new non-fiction table, avail. 12/7.