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The Bird: the life and legacy of Mark Fidrych
By Doug Wilson. 2013
Biography of baseball pitching phenomenon Mark "The Bird" Fidrych (1954-2009), nicknamed after Sesame Street's Big Bird. Highlights Fidrych's 1976 rookie…
season with the Detroit Tigers and the injuries that ended his career. Discusses his later life in his home state of Massachusetts, where he drove a truck for hire. 2013Ball four: Twentieth Anniversary Edition
By Jim Bouton. 1990
The author recalls his effort to make a comeback as a big-league pitcher in the late 1960s, revealing inside-the-locker-room details…
that tarnished the game's wholesome image and made him a persona non grata for years afterward. Edited by Leonard Shecter. Originally published in 1970; includes Bouton's 1990 epilogue. 1970Francona: the Red Sox years
By Dan Shaughnessy, Terry Francona. 2013
Former Boston Red Sox manager Francona and Boston Globe sportswriter Shaughnessy describe Francona's tenure with the baseball franchise from 2004-2011,…
which included two World Series championships. Reveals backroom discussions with young general manager Theo Epstein, who hired players for sex appeal. Strong language. Bestseller. 2013Long shot
By Lonnie Wheeler, Mike Piazza. 2013
Autobiography of all-star baseball catcher Piazza, who was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1988--thanks to family friend and…
Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda--and unexpectedly became the 1993 Rookie of the Year. Discusses his career, including trades to the Marlins and the Mets; fellow players; and controversies. Strong language. 2013Autobiography of major league baseball manager who, for thirty-three seasons, coached the Chicago White Sox, Oakland A's, and St. Louis…
Cardinals. Highlights the St. Louis Cardinals' comeback to win the 2011 World Series. Foreword by novelist John Grisham. 2012Pinstripe empire: the New York Yankees from before the Babe to after the Boss
By Marty Appel, Martin Appel. 2012
Sports commentator and former New York Yankees press director presents a year-by-year history of the team from its beginnings in…
1903 to the death of George Steinbrenner in 2010. Discusses players, managers, owners, and stadiums. Foreword by Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra. 2012Stan Musial: an American life
By George Vecsey. 2011
New York Times sports columnist chronicles the life and career of St. Louis Cardinals slugger and Hall of Famer Stan…
Musial (born 1920). Highlights "Stan the Man's" Donora, Pennsylvania, childhood and his onfield success despite being overshadowed in the media by his flamboyant contemporaries Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams. 2011Lineup for yesterday
By Ogden Nash, C. F. Payne. 2011
Collection of Ogden Nash's alphabetical poems of baseball legends, such as Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth. Includes player stats and…
biographical information. Originally published in 1949 in Sport magazine. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2011Las estrellas orientales: cómo el béisbol cambió el pueblo dominicano de San Pedro de Macorís
By Mark Kurlansky. 2011
A profile of San Pedro de Macorís, a rural town in the Dominican Republic that has produced nearly eighty Major…
League Baseball players. Explores how the love of baseball united a diverse community and changed the face of the game. Spanish language. 2011Stars in the shadows: the Negro league all-star game of 1934
By Charles R. Smith Jr., Frank Morrison. 2012
A story in rhyme recounts the second Negro League baseball all-star game in Chicago. Recaps each of the nine innings…
in which legendary players such as Satchel Paige, Cool Papa Bell, and Turkey Stearnes brought fans to their feet. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 2012Wherever I wind up: my quest for truth, authenticity and the perfect knuckleball
By Wayne Coffey, R. A. Dickey. 2012
Autobiography of the journeyman knuckleball pitcher, who was cut from his first professional team, the Texas Rangers, when doctors discovered…
that Dickey lacks a ligament in one of his elbows. Describes his impoverished Nashville upbringing, his quest for a career, and his Christian faith. 2012Imperfect: an improbable life
By Tim Brown, Jim Abbott. 2012
Autobiography of professional baseball pitcher and 1988 Olympic gold-medal winner who was born without a right hand. Abbott discusses his…
blue-collar Flint, Michigan, childhood spent playing sports; his achievements in the major leagues, including a 1993 no-hitter for the New York Yankees; and his determination to reach the top. 2012Able to play: overcoming physical challenges (Good sports)
By Glenn Stout. 2012
Profiles four professional baseball players: pitcher Mordecai Brown, who lost a finger in a farming accident; third baseman Ron Santo,…
who dealt with diabetes throughout his career; pitcher Jim Abbott, who was born without his right hand; and outfielder Curtis Pride, who was born deaf. For grades 3-6. 2012A talk in the park: nine decades of baseball tales from the broadcast booth
By Curt Smith. 2011
Oral history from one hundred sixteen baseball announcers whose careers spanned from the 1920s radio coverage and the 1930s first…
television broadcasts to the cable-television coverage of the 2000s. Includes commentaries on ballparks, players, managers, and improvements to the game. 2011Hammerin' Hank Greenberg: baseball pioneer
By Shelley Sommer. 2011
Biography of Hall of Fame baseball player Hank Greenberg (1911-1986), who played for the Detroit Tigers in the 1930s and…
1940s. Discusses early twentieth-century immigrant life in New York City, where Greenberg grew up, and the widespread prejudice the Jewish athlete endured. For grades 4-7. 2011The captain: the journey of Derek Jeter
By Ian O'Connor. 2011
Biography of New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter (born 1974) chronicles his childhood in Kalamazoo, Michigan; his 1995 major-league debut;…
and his career highlights, which include five World Series rings and five Gold Glove awards. Also recaps Jeter's contentious late-2010 contract negotiations. Some strong language. 2011Field of screams: haunted tales from the baseball diamond, the locker room, and beyond (Lyons Press Ser.)
By Dan Gordon, Mickey Bradley. 2010
The authors continue their anecdotes about weird happenings in the world of baseball begun in Haunted Baseball (DB 67877). In…
"New York's New Jersey" a construction worker recalls burying Red Sox paraphernalia under the new Yankee stadium's freshly poured concrete in 2007. 2010The last hero: a life of Henry Aaron
By Howard Bryant. 2010
Biography of baseball legend Henry "Hank" Aaron (born 1934), who broke Babe Ruth's home-run record in 1974 while playing for…
the Atlanta Braves. Examines Aaron's childhood in segregated Mobile, Alabama; his 1954 debut with the Milwaukee Braves; and indignities he and other African American athletes endured. Some strong language. 2010Baseball heroes: good sports (Good sports)
By Glenn Stout. 2011
Biographical sketches of baseball pioneers who fought prejudice to play: Hank Greenberg, one of the first Jewish players; Jackie Robinson,…
the first African American in the major leagues; Fernando Valenzuela, a Latino pitcher from Mexico; and Ila Borders, the first woman on a men's college team. For grades 3-6. 2010Explores the cultural impact of the 1940 move of the Homestead Grays, a storied Negro League baseball team, from Pittsburgh…
to segregated Washington, D.C. Recounts how Grays owner Cum Posey rented--and filled--the Washington Senators' stadium. Highlights the role of black journalist Sam Lacey in confronting racism. 2003