Joe DiMaggio, Sandy Koufax, Cal Ripken, Sammy Sosa: more than mere athletes, these men, with their superlative physical skills, grace under pressure and all-too-human foibles, rank as classic American heroes. Here, world-famous photographer Walter Iooss Jr. presents equally classic images of baseball greats of the past 40 years. Combining nostalgic postwar-era portraits with action shots of today's most popular players and enhanced by the commentary of Pulitzer Prize-winning "New York Times" columnist Dave Anderson, "Classic Baseball" offers the definitive illustrated account of the sport since the 1960s. Special features like a six-page gatefold, collages created by Iooss exclusively for the book and several never-before-published images make this volume a must-have for any classic baseball fan.