ubble ▁G um ▁Book . ▁Although ▁the ▁book ▁doesn ' t ▁indicate ▁which ▁author ▁contributed ▁which ▁parts , ▁generally ▁Bo yd ▁covered ▁players ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁League ▁and ▁Harris ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁League . ▁Public ation ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁was ▁probably ▁a ided ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁publication ▁of ▁Roger ▁K ahn ' s ▁The ▁Boys ▁of ▁Summer , ▁which ▁re kind led ▁interest ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁baseball . ▁ ▁Br end an ▁C . ▁Bo yd ▁is ▁co - author ▁of ▁The ▁Great ▁American ▁Baseball ▁Card ▁F li pping , ▁Tr ading ▁And ▁B ubble g um ▁Book . ▁Br end an ▁wrote ▁another ▁book , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁titled ▁Blue ▁Ru in : ▁A ▁Nov el ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁World ▁Series . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁Blue ▁Ru in , ▁" Br end an ▁Bo yd ▁is ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁Boston ▁who ▁now ▁lives ▁in ▁Paris ▁with ▁his ▁wife , ▁Ela ine ." ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁introduction ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁re issue ▁edition ▁of ▁The ▁Great ▁American ▁Baseball ▁Card ▁F li pping , ▁Tr ading ▁and ▁B ubble ▁G um ▁Book , ▁he ▁noted ▁that ▁his ▁car ▁had ▁been ▁st olen , ▁and ▁along ▁with ▁it ▁his ▁baseball ▁card ▁collection . ▁ ▁Fred ▁C . ▁Harris ▁is ▁hon ored ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁co - author ▁of ▁" the ▁' Sp inal ▁T ap ' ▁of ▁baseball ▁books