He had borrowed it in 1974 as a 13-year-old “baseball nut” but never returned it. “When you’re moving with a bunch of books, you’re not examining every book.

When Earl Weaver died in January 2013, John W. Miller was covering the steel industry for the Wall Street Journal. But someone on the sports desk knew Miller was a baseball nut — a former ...

He had borrowed it in 1974 as a 13-year-old “baseball nut” but never returned it. “When you’re moving with a bunch of books, you’re not examining every book.

Chuck Hildebrandt, 63, of Chicago said he visited the public library in Warren while in town for Thanksgiving, carrying a book titled “Baseball’s Zaniest Stars.” He had borrowed it in 1974 as a ...

He had borrowed it in 1974 as a 13-year-old “baseball nut” but never returned it. “When you’re moving with a bunch of books, you’re not examining every book.

He had borrowed it in 1974 as a 13-year-old “baseball nut” but never returned it. “When you’re moving with a bunch of books, you’re not examining every book.

He had borrowed it in 1974 as a 13-year-old “baseball nut” but never returned it. “When you're moving with a bunch of books, you're not examining every book.

Chuck Hildebrandt, 63, of Chicago said he visited the public library in Warren while in town for Thanksgiving, carrying a book titled “Baseball’s Zaniest Stars.” He had borrowed it in 1974 as a ...

Chuck Hildebrandt, 63, of Chicago said he visited the public library in Warren while in town for Thanksgiving, carrying a book titled “Baseball’s Zaniest Stars.” He had borrowed it in 1974 as a ...

He had borrowed it in 1974 as a 13-year-old “baseball nut” but never returned it. “When you’re moving with a bunch of books, you’re not examining every book.

He had borrowed it in 1974 as a 13-year-old “baseball nut” but never returned it. “When you’re moving with a bunch of books, you’re not examining every book.