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1) Calico Joe
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
In this novel, the careers of a golden boy rookie hitter for the Cubs and a hard-hitting Mets pitcher take very different paths. The baseball is thrilling, but it is what happens off the field that makes this story a classic.
Author
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Travel south to watch the Atlanta Braves take on Major League Baseball's best. Meet the top players, read stories of past and present, and check out all the key stats. Root, root, root for the home team as you become a Braves expert! Additional features include a table of contents, informative captions, a diagram of the home field, a section on basic gear, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, an index, and information about the author....
Author
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill. (some col) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Visit the home of the Liberty Bell to watch the Philadelphia Phillies take on Major League Baseball's best. Meet the top players, read stories of past and present, and check out all the key stats. Root, root, root for the home team as you become a Phillies expert! Additional features include a table of contents, informative captions, a diagram of the home field, a section on basic gear, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, an index,...
Author
Publisher
Triumph Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
xix, 412 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A major authoritativebiography of one of the greatest catchers in the history of the gameand the greatest living New York Yankeepresents Yogi Berra as he has never been seen before. Sifted from more than 4,000 newspaper and magazine articles, interviews, papers, and hundreds of memoirs and biographies, this compilation examines one of the most competitive players of his generation and one of the most unique men in baseball history. This updated, paperback...
Author
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A simple but fact-packed overview of the Boston Red Sox baseball team, covering their origins, their home field, famous players and managers, and well-known plays throughout the team's history. The crack of the bat...the cheers of the crowd as the batter rounds the bases.... From the first pitch to the last out, nothing beats baseball for pure sports enjoyment! Kids love this sport--and they'll love reading about it in this colorful, photo-packed...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"Structured to mirror the flow of a baseball game, THROWBACK covers everything that happens both in plain sight and behind the scenes (or sometime in whispered invective at the plate or in the bullpen), from the players' pre-game routines and the pitcher's warm-up tosses, to the hidden signs the catcher and pitcher use to communicate to outwit hitters; from infielders' often amusing conversations with men at first and third bases, to the specific...
Publisher
Paramount Home Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc, PG, (101 min.) : sd., color, closed captioned; 4 3/4 in. + index guide.
Language
English
Description
Matthau is a grumbling beer-guzzling former minor-league pitcher who gets roped into coaching a band of half-pint misfits somewhat loosely called a team.
Author
Publisher
MVP Books
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
144 p.
Language
English
Description
With a legacy that goes back to the Brown Stockings of the old American Association, the St. Louis Cardinals have one of the longest and greatest traditions in the history of baseball. Winners of ten World Series titles (second only to the New York Yankees) and twenty-one pennants dating back to 1885, the Red Birds have established a dynasty across the decades-from Charlie Comiskey's four-time AA champs, through the "Gas House Gang" of the 1930's...
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
c2017
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
292 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this book, written with veteran sports journalist Tim Brown, Rick Ankiel tells the story of his personal battle with an anxiety condition widely known as the Yips, the courageous soul-searching that followed, and his eventual triumph over the demons in his own mind to reenter the game.
10) Tales from the Pittsburgh Pirates dugout: a collection of the greatest Pirates stories ever told
Author
Series
Publisher
Sports Publishing
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
viii, 200 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
This is a love story. It's a collection of tales about a life-long relationship between the Pittsburgh Pirates and its fans. The story of the five-time World Championship team overflows with anecdotes and illustrations that tell us a great deal about the team, about the city, and about the people who call Pittsburgh their home. In a sense, the history of the Pirates is a mirror image of the people who were schooled in the "steel-mill mentality." The...
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
Drawing on more than five hundred interviews with loved ones and fellow baseball players, the author crafts a deeply personal biography of the Yankee great, weaving her own memories of the major league slugger with an authoritative account of his life on and off the field.
Author
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
At the age of thirteen, Mo'ne Davis became the first female pitcher to win a game in the Little League World Series and earned a place in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Now her shutout jersey hangs in the museum in Cooperstown, New York.
16) Heavy hitters
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
c2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
219 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ben is just starting the season on the town's All-Star Baseball league when he gets hit by a pitch. The hit makes Ben nervous at the plate and his hitting suffers. Meanwhile, Ben's teammate Justin is struggling with problems at home that are affecting his performance on the field. Ben tries to help Justin with his problems, while Justin helps Ben face the next pitch.
Author
Series
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
278 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this installment of the USA Today bestselling series, Jessica Fletcher is visiting out-of-state friends when she finds out just how deadly the game of baseball can be. Visiting old friends Jack and Meg Duffy in Arizona, Jessica watches their foster son hit the winning run for the Mesa Rattlers in an AA league playoff game. She and the Duffys are thrilled at Ty Ramos' success, but team owner Harrison Bennett is not. His son Junior and Ty are bitter...
Author
Pub. Date
2019
Physical Desc
9 CDs (10 hr., 37 min., 8 sec.) : digital.
Language
English
Description
Foreword by Doris Kearns Goodwin. The longtime Commissioner of Major League Baseball provides an unprecedented look inside professional baseball today, focusing on how he helped bring the game into the modern age and revealing his interactions with players, managers, fellow owners, and fans nationwide. More than a century old, the game of baseball is resistant to change--owners, managers, players, and fans all hate it. Yet, now more than ever, baseball...