Sports Illustrated Baseball is a complete and sate-of-the-art teaching guide by one of the nation's foremost college coaches. Former Major Leaguer Jerry Kindall shows you: The keys to improving you hitting, running, fielding, and throwing How to pitch, catch, and play the infield and outfield Eight unique batting drills and how to make them work for you Six plays any serious infielder should know 22 defensive stituations and how your team should handle them
Got this book when I was a kid. Found it years later because it was one of of the best instructional baseball books I've ever read. Even now, I love looking at the Defensive Strategy and Offensive Strategy chapters. It helps the casual fan understand the game, but is also helpful when an avid fan reviews it.
PS: I can't remember who was featured on the cover of the first book I had... might have been Robin Yount.