baseball

"When Mike and Kate visit Detroit, someone is blackmailing the Tigers' famous slugger, Tony Maloney"--Provided by publisher.

"While they are kayaking outside the San Francisco Giants' ballpark, Mike and Kate rescue an old ballplayer who has fallen overboard and discover his World Series ring is missing"--Provided by publisher.

"The president's brother is a catcher on the Nationals baseball team, and someone is stealing his equipment! Can Mike and Kate help the commander in chief catch a criminal?"--Provided by publisher.

While visiting Houston, Texas, Mike and Kate tour the Johnson Space Center with an astronaut in the morning and at the Houston Astros' ball game that evening, the cousins search for the person who steals the astronaut's moonrock when he arrives at the stadium to sign autographs.

After his embarrassing strike out last season Eddie Jackson decided to quit baseball and stick to band practice, but Coach persuades him to join the team as the backup catcher--then the starter is injured and Eddie finds himself back in the lineup, facing his fear of failing the team.

Presents a humorous sequel to Ernest Lawrence Thayer's classic "Casey at the Bat" with colorful illustrations and rhyming text.

Explores notable events and changes in the sport of baseball from 1947 to 1960, focusing on racial integration, the role of player-managers, and the use of relief pitchers and pinch hitters. Also profiles three innovators in the sport: Branch Rickey, Casey Stengel, and Leo Durocher.

Katie loves the Cherrydale Porcupines baseball team, except for their new shortstop, Mike Reed, until the magic wind turns her into Mike for an inning and she sees things from a different perspective.

"Discusses the science behind various elements of baseball, particularly the fastball"--Publisher provided.

Text and color illustrations explore pro baseball's greatest records, and the stories of players who have held, chased, and broken them.