Bill Chastain

Selected Works

Non-Fiction
September Nights: Hunting the Beasts of the American League East
Details the Rays' September 2010 pennant chase through the eyes of James Shields.
Steel Dynasty: The Team that Changed the NFL
Story of the Steel Curtain Pittsburgh Steelers of the late 1970s early 1980s.
100 Things Jets Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die
A fun look at the history of the Jets with interesting tidbits, stories and things to do.
Fiction

Now Available! Hack's 191: Hack Wilson's Incredible 1930 Season

Book jacket for "Hack's 191: Hack Wilson and His Incredible 1930 Season"

James Shields (center) and Bill Chastain (right) at recent book signing at Beef's in South Tampa

Signed copies of any title on this site are available for the cost of the book plus postage and handling. In addition, paperback copies of "Payne at Pinehurst" are also available. Site is not yet equipped for handling credit cards, but you can order using email via the contact section of this site.


Bill Chastain began his journalism career as a freelance writer shortly after graduating from Georgia Tech in 1979. Some of the more notable publications where his stories have appeared over the years include: Razor Magazine, Nation’s Business, SPORT Magazine, and Inside Sports. Chastain worked as a sports reporter for The St. Petersburg Times and The St. Petersburg Evening Independent before going to The Tampa Tribune in 1990, where he worked for twelve years as a columnist and sports reporter. While with the Tribune he also served as a correspondent for Sports Illustrated. Currently he covers Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays for MLB.com.

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