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Rob Rains

Author of Mark McGwire: Home Run Hero

23+ Works 270 Members

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Rob Rains is the author of thirty-one books, mostly on baseball and many about the St. Louis Cardinals. His list of biographies or autobiographies of Cardinals includes books on Tony La Russa, Albert Pujols, Mark McGwire, Jack Buck, Red Schoendienst, and Ozzie Smith. He is a lifetime member of the show more Baseball Hall of Fame and a lifetime member of the Baseball Writers Association of America. He also is the cohost of a daily radio talk show in St. Louis and an adjunct professor at Webster University. show less

Works by Rob Rains

Mark McGwire: Home Run Hero (1998) 54 copies

Intentional Walk: An Inside Look at the Faith That Drives the St. Louis Cardinals (2013) 29 copies

Mark McGwire: Mac Attack (Superstar Series Baseball) (1998) 22 copies

Tony La Russa: Man on a Mission (2009) 19 copies

The St. Louis Cardinals: The 100th Anniversary History (1992) 17 copies

Wild Cards: The St. Louis Cardinals' Stunning 2011 Championship Season (2011) 17 copies

James Naismith: The Man Who Invented Basketball (2009) 13 copies

Cardinal Nation : A Collection of The Greatest Players, Teams, and Moments in Cardinal History (2003) 10 copies

Cardinals: Where Have You Gone? (2005) 10 copies

Whitey's Boys: A Celebration of the 82 Cards World Championship (2002) 10 copies

Albert the Great: The Albert Pujols Story (2005) 9 copies

St. Louis Cardinals: Where Have You Gone? Vince Coleman, Ernie Broglio, John Tudor, and Other Cardinals Greats (2013) 8 copies

Nolan Ryan: From Alvin to Cooperstown (1999) 8 copies

Mark McGwire Slugger! (1998) 6 copies

Albert Pujols: Simply The Best (2009) 6 copies

The Cardinals fan's little book of wisdom : 101 truths...learned the hard way (2002) 6 copies

Baseball Samurais: Ichiro Suzuki and the Asian Invasion (2001) 6 copies

Rawlings Presents Big Stix: The Greatest Hitters in the History of the Major Leagues (2004) 6 copies

Taking Flight: The St. Louis Cardinals and the Building of Baseball's Best Franchise (2016) 6 copies

A Special Season: A Players' Journal of an Incredible Year (2003) 5 copies

1990 Top 150 Minor League Prospects (1990) 1 copy

Marshall Faulk: Rushing to Glory (Football Superstar) (1999) 1 copy

Albert Pujols 1 copy

Associated Works

Center Field on Fire: An Umpire's Life with Pine tar Bats, Spitballs, and Corked Personalities (2004) 17 copies

Red: A Baseball Life (1998) 17 copies

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Works: 23
Also by: 2
Members: 270
Popularity: #85,637
Rating: ½ 3.3

ISBNs: 47

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