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The definitive life story of the legendary Yankee slugger: “The best biography ever written about an American sports figure” (Sports Illustrated).
Nearly a century has passed since George Herman Ruth made his major league debut, and in that time millions of words have been used to describe baseball’s greatest hero. But for a man like the Babe, for whom the phrase “larger than life” seems to have...
Nearly a century has passed since George Herman Ruth made his major league debut, and in that time millions of words have been used to describe baseball’s greatest hero. But for a man like the Babe, for whom the phrase “larger than life” seems to have...
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"Few names in the history of baseball evoke the excellence and dynamism that Rickey Henderson's does. He holds the record for the most stolen bases in a single game, and he's scored more runs than any player ever. "If you cut Rickey Henderson in half, you'd have two Hall of Famers," the baseball historian Bill James once said. But perhaps even more than his prowess on the field, Rickey Henderson's is a story of Oakland, California, the town that gave...
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When journalist Terence Moore was 12 years old, he treasured his poster of Henry Aaron. Years later, Aaron would sign it for him: "Best wishes to Terry." Later still, Moore would be named an honorary pall bearer at the home run king's funeral, staying up late into the night with Aaron's widow, Billye, to get the obituary just right for the program. Friends and family knew Aaron as quick-witted, hilarious, and fiercely opinionated beyond what was shown...
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A relentless competitor, Rogers Hornsby-arguably the finest right-handed hitter in baseball's history-was supremely successful on the baseball field but, in many ways, a failure off it. In this biography, Charles Alexander turns his skilled eye to this complex individual, weaving the stories of his personal and professional life with a lively history of the sport.
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IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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"Have you ever wondered who are the greatest baseball players of all time? This top-10s title has answers! Readers are also invited to think critically about which players they personally consider the greatest"--
14) The Closer
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IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 15
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He is the man who has intimidated thousands of batters merely by opening a bullpen door. Mariano Rivera is also a man of God and family, whose contributions to charity and community ensure a meaningful legacy long after his time as the Closer is over. Now he tells his story in this widely acclaimed runaway bestseller: the championships, the bosses(including the Boss), the rivalries, and the sturggles of being a Lation baseball player in the United...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 3
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Able to Play shares the inspiring stories of four baseball players. Mordecai (Three Finger) Brown, Ron Santo, Jim Abbott, and Curtis Pride faced physical challenges other players did not have. With determination and guts, they didn't just overcome; they excelled. This book is a game-changing celebration of overcoming odds.
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The award-winning biography of baseball's haunted, raging genius. Here is the whole incredible story, as told by the biographer to whom Ty Cobb confided his deepest secrets - from his childhood in the South, through his traumatic discovery that his father died from a shotgun blast fired by his mother, across the decades when he terrorized opposing players and rewrote baseball's record books, to the last, desperate days as he fought to be remembered....
17) Barry Bonds
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 3
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One of the most spectacular professional baseball players of all time, Barry Bonds has broken more records and achieved more sports goals than any other player in the history of the game, despite never having won a world series. Follow this amazing athlete's life from his childhood as a baseball prodigy to major-league record-breaker.
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"Mickey Mantle is one of baseball's all-time greats. Playing for the New York Yankees for his entire professional career, Mantle was named to the All-Star team for 11 consecutive seasons, won three MVP awards, and was a seven-time World Series champion. He quickly became an icon who achieved hero status even while playing through injuries for most of his career. In Mantle: The Best There Ever Was, Tony Castro makes the impassioned argument that Mickey...
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More than 350 sets of brothers have played in the major leagues since the 1870s, but few have had the skill, the charisma, or the success of the DiMaggio brothers. Joe, "The Yankee Clipper," is an American icon, but two of his brothers were dynamic players in their own right. Dominic, known as "The Little Professor," was a seven-time All-Star with the Boston Red Sox 1940-1953. He hit better than .300 five times in his career, and like his big brother,...
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