Lawrence Ritter

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Lawrence S. Ritter (May 23, 1922 - February 15, 2004) was an American writer whose specialty was baseball.

He wrote one of the most famous sports books of all time, The Glory of Their Times (1966, updated 1984). He collaborated with another baseball historian, Donald Honig, on The Image of Their Greatness (1979) and The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time (1981, featuring several players who would later be dropped in favor of new players on several later all-time greats lists).

He died at age 81 in New York City.