In 1978, Ted Turner signed Bouton to a contract with the Atlanta Braves. After a successful season with the Savannah Braves of the Class AA Southern League, he was called up to join Atlanta's rotation in September, and compiled a 1–3 record in five starts. His winding return to the majors was chronicled in a book by sportswriter Terry Pluto, "The Greatest Summer." Bouton also detailed his comeback in a 10th anniversary re-release of his first book, titled "Ball Four Plus Ball Five", as well as adding a "Ball Six", updating the stories of the players in "Ball Four", for the 20th anniversary edition. All were included (in 2000) as "Ball Four: The Final Pitch", along with a new coda that detailed the death of his daughter and his reconciliation with the Yankees.