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1) Calico Joe
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In the summer of 1973 Joe Castle was the boy wonder of baseball, the greatest rookie anyone had ever seen. The kid from Calico Rock, Arkansas, dazzled Cub fans as he hit home run after home run, politely tipping his hat to the crowd as he shattered all rookie records. Calico Joe quickly became the idol of every baseball fan in America, including Paul Tracey, the young son of a hard-partying and hard-throwing Mets pitcher. On the day that Warren Tracey...
5) Catchers
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Introduces the skills needed to play the position of catcher, discussing throwing and coordination, communicating with the pitcher, and preventing stolen bases.
10) Heat
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Pitching prodigy Michael Arroyo is on the run from social services after being banned from playing Little League baseball because rival coaches doubt he is only twelve years old and he has no parents to offer them proof.
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Students will love learning about the Los Angeles Dodgers in this high-interest title! Text covers the team's history, memorable wins, star players, and important coaches. Features include table of contents, fun facts, team stats, timeline, glossary, and index.
12) Summer of '49
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This #1 bestselling baseball classic of the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry is "dazzling . . . heart-stopping . . . A celebration of a vanished heroic age" (The New York Times Book Review).
The summer of 1949: It was baseball's Golden Age and the year Joe DiMaggio's New York Yankees were locked in a soon-to-be classic battle with Ted Williams's Boston Red Sox for the American League pennant. As postwar America looked for a unifying moment,...
The summer of 1949: It was baseball's Golden Age and the year Joe DiMaggio's New York Yankees were locked in a soon-to-be classic battle with Ted Williams's Boston Red Sox for the American League pennant. As postwar America looked for a unifying moment,...
14) Colorado Rockies
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Traces the history of the Colorado Rockies, highlights significant games and players, and includes photographs, a time line, statistics, quotes, anecdotes, and a glossary.
16) Total Baseball
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This title explores everything a young reader would want to know about baseball, from home run sluggers to World Series heroes. The title also features informative sidebars, a glossary, and further resources. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company. Table of contents; Glossary of key words; Informative sidebars.
17) New York Yankees
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Traces the history of the New York Yankees, highlights significant games and players, and includes photographs, a time line, statistics, quotes, anecdotes, and a glossary.
19) World series
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Provides an overview of the World Series, discussing such topics as its history, the rules, playing field, equipment, and qualification requirements for teams, and features historical highlights, baseball legends, and famous firsts.
20) Chicago Cubs
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"Students will love learning about the Chicago Cubs in this high-interest title! Text covers the team's history, memorable wins, star players, and important coaches."--Publisher's description.
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