Baseball category: 2631 books
The Kid from Diamond Street
The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
Audrey Vernick and Steven Salerno have again collaborated to bring us a captivating picture book about a compelling but little-known piece of baseball history. Beginning in 1922, when Edith Houghton was only ten years old, she tried out for a women’s professional baseball team, the Philadelphia...
by David A. Kelly
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
In this festive chapter book, Mike and Kate get the BEST Christmas present ever—a mystery at the Baseball Hall of Fame!
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After volunteering to wrap presents for charity, Mike and Kate get a special thank-you: a sleepover at the Baseball Hall of Fame! But when they’re sneaking around the...
by John Budz
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2011
Megan O'Shea loves baseball. She sleeps with her mitt and dreams that some day she'll perform heroic feats on the field. This year, playing baseball is hard. It's her first year trying to hit a fastball. To make matters worse, in the first half of the little league season, her team loses every game....
Winning Ugly
A Visual History of the Most Bizarre Baseball Uniforms Ever Worn
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Baseball, our national pastime. Every fan has memories of their team’s incredible victories and anguishing defeats. We remember the home runs, the walk-off wins, and the moments that will last a lifetime. We also remember those things which we wish we could forget: the errors, the mental mistakes...
by Matt Christopher
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
It's the biggest game of their lives--and only one can win
Liam and Carter's teams are on the verge of winning the greatest championship of all: the Little League Baseball® World Series. Cousins and best friends who grew up playing baseball together, Liam and Carter must now play against each...
Double Play
Baseball Genius 2
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
Jalen DeLuca and his hero New York Yankee James “JY” Yager must team up to prove themselves in this sequel to Tim Green and Derek Jeter’s New York Times bestselling novel, Baseball Genius.
Jalen DeLuca loves baseball. He’s playing for his summer travel team and trying to win a regular...
Big Book of WHO Baseball
The 101 Stars Every Fan Needs to Know
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
Batter up! Who was the last player to hit .400? What shortstop began each season with a backflip? Which pitcher has won the most Cy Young Awards? Find out the answers to those questions and many more in Big Book of Who: Baseball, a collection of the 101 baseball stars every fan needs to know, past...
Don't Bet on It
Baseball-Superheroes
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013
"Don't Bet On It" is the first book of the "Baseball-Superheroes" series. The "Baseball-Superheroes", Luis Limon and his partner Don Domingo uphold justice and fair play while always maintaining their secret identities.The real life brother duo, Domi L. and Matty L. are...
Yankees by the Numbers
A Complete Team History of the Bronx Bombers by Uniform Number
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
What do Mark Koenig, Red Rolfe, Frank Crosetti, Sandy Alomar, Bobby Murcer, Wayne Tolleson, and Derek Jeter all have in common? They all wore number 2 for the New York Yankees, even though nearly eight decades have passed between the first time Koenig buttoned up a Yankee uniform with that number...
715
Reflections on Hammerin? Hank and the Home Run That Made History
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
Hank Aaron forever cemented his legacy in baseball when he surpassed the Babe’s home run record, but his impact reaches far beyond the diamond. 715, which celebrates the 40th anniversary of Hank Aaron’s legendary 715th home run (April 2014), is a tribute to Hank Aaron that features a collection...
by Mark A. Ocegueda, Terry A. Cannon, Richard A. Santillan
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2012
Mexican American Baseball in the Inland Empire celebrates the thriving culture of former teams from Pomona, Ontario, Cucamonga, Chino, Claremont, San Bernardino, Colton, Riverside, Corona, Beaumont, and the Coachella Valley. From the early 20th century through the 1950s, baseball diamonds in the Inland...
Play Ball
100 Baseball Practice Games
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
Play Ball: 100 Baseball Practice Games is the best way to develop players’ skills, execution, and on-field team play! With more than 100 skill-building competitions, Play Ball: 100 Baseball Practice Games covers everything from the fundamentals of fielding, pitching, catching, and hitting to special...
by Peter Caliendo
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2014
Coaches know the importance of drills. The cornerstone of most practices, they are essential in developing player skills and team execution. For younger players, however, the best drills go one step further. They engage the player, promote teamwork, and establish a lifelong love of the game.
Youth...
by Casey Dugan
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014
Sabermetrics is taking baseball by storm. Whether you like it or not, it's difficult to watch a game without being inundated by stats you may never have come across before. The commentators can't take the time to fill us in on the subtleties of these metrics, and they're sometimes saying...