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Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Celebrate the unheralded people and stories that helped shape the game of baseball! Meet unsung pioneers, like John "Bud" Fowler, William Edward White, and brothers Moses Fleetwood Walker and Weld Walker, four African Americans who integrated white teams decades before Jackie Robinson. Discover unforgettable moments, like the time a 17-year old girl named Jackie Mitchell struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Marvel at records. Did you know that Japanese...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Pitchers can influence games more than any other player on the field. Read about the stats and championship moments of baseball's greatest pitchers. Then use what you learned to create your own top-10 list!"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Did a major-league pitcher really hit a bird with a fastball in the middle of a game? What did a goat have to do with the Chicago Cubs not winning a championship for more than 70 years? Did Babe Ruth really point toward center field just before hitting a big home run in the 1932 World Series? Prepare to uncover the real stories behind these and other great baseball myths and legends!"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A comprehensive tome of baseball facts, figures, and did-you-knows-newly updated! For fans of baseball trivia, this updated version of The New Baseball Bible, first published as The Baseball Catalog in 1980 and selected as a Book-of-the-Month Club alternate, is sure to provide something for everyone, regardless of team allegiance. The book covers the following topics: beginnings of baseball, rules and records, umpires, how to play the game (i.e.,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Lexile measure
IG 1000L
Language
English
Description
Highlights the careers of notable baseball players, including Josh Gibson, Jose Fernandez, Yogi Berra, Manny Ramirez, and Babe Ruth, dividing them into such categories as record breakers, prime pitchers, and cool characters.
12) Baseball's most wanted II: the top 10 book of more bad hops, screwball players, and other oddities
Author
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Presented in the accessible format of "Top 10" lists, provides a comprehensive guide to various baseball aspects and events includes such entries as leading World Series games, most colorful characters, and best ballparks.
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