Mel Ott

The late Fred Stein was a retired federal official and environmental consultant and a member of the Society for American Baseball Research since 1976. He wrote written three books on the Giants and contributed articles to USA Today Baseball Weekly and the SABR publications. A native New Yorker, he lived in Springfield, Virginia.

“before A-Rod, there was Mel Ott”—The SABR Bulletin; “here’s the full story of one of the best—and nicest guys to play the sport”—USA Today Sports Weekly; “the author, a retired federal official who has written three books on the New York Giants, turns his attention to one of that team’s greatest figures, Mel Ott”—Library Journal; “the first biography of the great New York Giants outfielder...a well-researched, valuable tribute”—The Palm Beach Post; “the best baseball myths always carry a bittersweet tang, and this first biography of Mel Ott passes that taste test with ease”—Booklist; “the first-ever biography of baseball’s renowned “nice guy”...grounds the essentials of Ott’s varied career in lucid style without privileging a particular slant toward Ott”—Public Library Quarterly.