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68) The DH
Author
Series
Triple threat (John Feinstein) volume 3
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Embarking on a baseball season marked by his parents' divorce, Alex is confronted by unexpected rival Matt, a disgraced athlete who has been given another chance after taking steroids and who wants to steal the affections of Alex's crush.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
Wall Street Journal national baseball writer Jared Diamond reveals that the secret behind this unprecedented shift isn’t steroids or the stitching of the baseballs, it’s the most elemental explanation of all: the swing. In this lively narrative romp, he tracks a group of baseball’s biggest stars—including Aaron Judge, J.D. Martinez, and Justin Turner—who remade their swings under the tutelage of a band of renegade coaches, and remade the...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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Description
History was made in 1947, when Jackie Robinson broke the professional baseball race barrier to become the first African American MLB player of the modern era. 42 tells the life story of Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey.
Language
English
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Formats
Description
In 1943, a washed-up ballplayer is hired to coach in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League while the male pros are at war. Reluctant at first, he finds himself drawn back into the game by the heart and heroics of his team. Based on a true story.
When the male professional baseball players are called away to war in 1943, Jimmy Dugan takes on the task of coaching a team in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
Author
Publisher
Epic Ink, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
The National Baseball Hall of Fame Collection highlights the best and the most memorable players, events, championships, moments, and more. Meet the greats of the game from before you were born and relive the memories that you shared with your diamond heroes of recent years. The text is updated through the 2020 Hall of Fame elections, with Derek Jeter and Larry Walker joining their fellow inductees.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Every October, millions of baseball fans around the country anxiously wait to see which team wins baseball's biggest championship. But the original games of the 1900s hardly look like they do today. Take a look back over one hundred years and discover the history of baseball's greatest series. With triumphs, heartbreak, and superstitious curses, this action-packed book brings America's Pastime to life.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A chronicle of the dramatic 1947 World Series explores the roles of lesser-known but key contributors including journeyman pitcher Bill Bevens, batting champ Snuffy Stirnweiss and unlikely runner Bucky Harris, examining how their unsung victories reshaped perspectives about fame and heroism.
Author
Series
Baseball card adventures volume 5
Publisher
HarperCollins Pub
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When Joe travels back in time to 1944, he meets the Milwaukee Chicks, one of the only all-female professional baseball teams in the history of the game.
80) Play ball!
Author
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Photographs and text, including tips from professional players, show how to warm up, select the right equipment, and play baseball.
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