Catalog Search Results
1) Sandy Koufax
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Read how Sandy Koufax dazzled batters with his fastball and curveball. Read all about his amazing career.
2) Willie Mays
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Think you know all there is to know about Willie Mays? Well, did you know that: •He once batted .477 in the minor leagues? •He won twelve straight Gold Glove awards? •He was the first African American team captain in major-league history? Willie Mays started his baseball career in the little-known Negro Leagues in 1948. He crossed over to the major leagues with the New York Giants in 1951. During the 1954 World Series, Mays stunned the baseball...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Cal Ripken Jr. spent much of his childhood surrounded by baseball - his father was a minor league player and coach. By the time Cal was in high school, his skills had attracted the attention of major league scouts. Cal's dream came true when he was drafted by his hometown team, the Baltimore Orioles. In the years that followed, he would become one of the greatest shortstops in Major League Baseball history. Read all about this legend's incredible...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
960L
Language
English
Description
"Sandy Koufax grew up in Brooklyn, New York, dreaming of playing basketball for the New York Knicks. He played baseball just for fun, but in college his pitching attracted the attention of scouts from across the country. Sandy joined his hometown team, the Brooklyn Dodgers, and followed them a few years later to Los Angeles. Along the way, he dazzled batters with his fastball and curveball."--Jacket.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request