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I am Jackie Robinson (Ordinary people change the world)
By Brad Meltzer, Christopher Eliopoulos. 2015
Jackie Robinson always loved sports, especially baseball. But he lived at a time before the Civil Rights Movement, when the…
rules weren't fair to African Americans. Even though Jackie was a great athlete, he wasn't allowed on the best teams just because of the color of his skin. Jackie knew that sports were best when everyone, of every color, played together. For grades K-3Stan Musial: baseball hero (Notable Missourians)
By James N. Giglio. 2015
Stan Musial was one of the greatest baseball hitters of all time.The records he set may be broken, but nobody…
will ever forget his devotion to baseball, his friendliness and endless good spirits, and his love of people. It is with good reason that Stan Musial is still known affectionately as Stan the Man. For grades 4-7Shipwrecked: a peoples' history of the Seattle Mariners
By Jon Wells. 2012
A brutally honest look at the moves and misfires of the Seattle Mariners, one of only two major league baseball…
teams who have never made it to the World Series. Sports writer Wells details the team's trials and tribulations, and improvement under new general manager ZduriencikIt's Outta Here!: The Might and Majesty of the Home Run (Spectacular Sports)
By Matt Doeden. 2022
In 1921, New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth smashed a home run that sailed 575 feet (175 m), the longest…
homer ever hit in a Major League Baseball game. Ruth's home runs thrilled fans and revolutionized the game. One hundred years later, the home run is still the most exciting play in baseball. Read about the longest, strangest, and most important home runs in baseball history. See how the game's superstars hit the ball so far, and learn about the ways players have cheated to hit home runs, from performance-enhancing drugs to corked bats and stolen signs. Take a high-flying journey from baseball's early days to today's biggest sluggers.Baseball science (Sports Science Ser.)
By James Bow. 2009
Examines the roles of science and technology in modern baseball games, from developing the most efficient equipment and ball parks…
to strengthening athletes by improving training techniques and nutritional requirements. For grades 3-6. 2009Hey batta batta swing!: the wild old days of baseball
By Sally Cook, James Charlton, Ross MacDonald. 2007
Brief history of the American sport of baseball. Describes changes in the equipment and uniforms, including team colors, numbered jerseys,…
gloves, and chest protectors. Discusses various rules and examples of cheating. Features baseball terms, playing fields, and star athletes. For grades 3-6. 2007Heroes of baseball: the men who made it America's favorite game
By Robert Lipsyte. 2005
Sportswriter presents baseball's greats and discusses the reasons they achieved legendary status. Explains that beyond hitting amazing home runs, pitching…
perfect games, making impossible catches, or stealing home, these players affected American culture and the history of the game. For grades 4-7. 2006A strong right arm: the story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson
By Michelle Y. Green, Kadir Nelson. 2002
Mamie Johnson recalls her playing days, stating she was one of three women to play professional baseball in the Negro…
Leagues. Depicts Johnson's overcoming racism and sexism in 1948 to pitch at age twelve for an all-white boys' team and at eighteen for the Indianapolis Clowns. For grades 4-7. 2002Home run: The Best Writing About Baseball's Most Exciting Moment
By Robert Burleigh, George Plimpton, Mike Wimmer. 2001
An anthology of writings about baseball's peak moment. Includes an excerpt from Bernard Malamud's The Natural (DB 58059) and from…
works by Paul Gallico, John Updike, Red Smith, Roger Angell, and others. The editor, who also contributes, introduces each of eighteen selections. 2001Who is baseball's greatest pitcher?
By Jeff Kisseloff. 2003
Kisseloff compares statistics for thirty-three of baseball's greatest starting pitchers and invites the reader to decide who is the best.…
Companion to Who Is Baseball's Greatest Hitter? (DB 50693). For grades 5-8. 2003Béisbol!: Latino baseball pioneers and legends
By Jonah Winter. 2001
Brief sketches of fourteen Latin American baseball players who were active in the sport from 1900 to 1960 and who…
pioneered the game in their own countries and in the United States. Includes profiles of José Méndez, Luis Tiant, Bobby Avila, Minnie Miñoso, Roberto Clemente, Juan Marichal, and Felipe Alou. For grades 3-6. 2001Baseball Hall of Famer's daughter illustrates nine values--including courage, determination, teamwork, integrity, citizenship, and justice--her father exemplified, using events from…
his own and others' lives. Includes commentary by and about Christopher Reeve, Muhammad Ali, and Michael Jordan. For junior and senior high readers. 2001Baseball's greatest games
By Dan Gutman. 1994
Describes in detail nine of the best baseball games ever played, including the 1951 "shot heard 'round the world," when…
the New York Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers. Also recalls a slide worth $15,000 in 1886, and Harvey Haddix pitching--and losing--the "greatest game in history" in 1959. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1994The tall Mexican: the life of Hank Aguirre, all-star pitcher, businessman, humanitarian
By Robert E Copley, Robert E. Copley. 1998
Authorized biography of the Detroit Tigers' all-star pitcher. Recalls Aguirre's childhood in a large Mexican-American family in California and how,…
after his baseball career ended, he founded Mexican Industries in Detroit in order to help other Hispanics succeed. For junior and senior high readers. 1998Black diamond: the story of the Negro baseball leagues
By Pat McKissack, Patricia C. McKissack, Fredrick McKissack. 1994
History of the baseball leagues formed when entry into the major leagues was denied. Describes the teams, players, and competition…
that existed from the nineteenth century until their dismantlement almost one hundred years later. Includes a player profile list as well as a time line. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1994Cal Ripken, Jr: my story
By Cal Ripken, Mike Bryan, Cindy Kane. 1999
Autobiography of the baseball player who beat the record for the most consecutively played games. Describes his childhood growing up…
in a baseball family to his career with the Baltimore Orioles. Adapted from The Only Way I Know DB 44808, BR 11217). For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1999Home run kings
By Jeff Savage. 1999
The story of baseball: Third Revised and Expanded Edition
By Lawrence S Ritter, Lawrence S. Ritter. 1999
In this new edition of his 1990 work, Ritter traces the history of baseball, assesses the elements of the game,…
and describes later developments such as players' strikes and trades. Includes batting records of Sammy Sosa and Mark McGuire; discusses card collecting and commonly used signals. For grades 5-8 and older readersBéisbol: pioneros y leyendas del béisbol latino
By Jonah Winter. 2002
Brief sketches of fourteen Latin American baseball players from 1900 to 1960, who pioneered the sport in their own countries…
and in the United States. Includes profiles of José Méndez, Luis Tiant, Bobby Ávila, Minnie Miñoso, Roberto Clemente, Juan Marichal, and Felipe Alou. For grades 4-7. Spanish language. 2002Sammy Sosa: an authorized biography (Latinos in Baseball Ser.)
By Carrie Muskat. 1999
Biography of the record-breaking baseball player from the Dominican Republic. Sammy Sosa was raised in poverty, but his athletic ability…
led him to his first professional sports contract at age sixteen. Sosa also became well known for his generosity in providing assistance to his family and homeland. For grades 5-8