An account of the baseball team's history representing three cities before arriving in Atlanta in 1966 and ultimately winning the World Championship there in 1995.
Mark Setzer tells about his troubles in general and in particular his misfortunes on the little league team managed by his mother and coached by his brother.
After he gets hit by a fast-moving ball, Turtleneck Jones loses his confidence on the baseball diamond and sees his position at first base given to another player.
Barry McGee, hit-away batter for the Peach Street Mudders, enjoys winning so much that he has a tendency to bend the rules; then the dirty tactics of the pitcher on a rival team give him a new perspective on sports ethics.
Baseball player Jos? Mendez worries about his poor performance with the bat and fears disappointing his father, a former ballplayer with an outstanding batting average.
Describes briefly all aspects of baseball including the object of the game, the field, the equipment, positions, plays, teams, leagues, famous players, and games.
Thirteen-year-old Ricky Hernandez has a fast pitch and dreams of making the freshman baseball team, but he is poor and can't afford private lessons. Ricky's mother persuades their neighbor who played in the World Series to coach Ricky.
Ernest L. Thayer's famous poem "Casey at the Bat" is revamped through illustrations to tell the story of a heated ball game played by inner-city teenagers at an urban park.
