baseball

Determined to prove the reality of an unremembered and unrecorded baseball game in Iowa, Gideon and an aging outfielder friend follow an old train roadbed, the Baseball Spur.

Little League pitcher Glen Thomson finds that his ambition to win no matter what and be his team's best player threatens both the team and his own future on it.

Kristy decides to start a little league baseball team and learns that coaching is not a job for the faint-hearted.

"Eleven-year-old cousins who are closer than most brothers, catcher Liam McCarthy and pitcher Carter Jones grew up playing baseball together. Now, their team is on the verge of winning the greatest championship of all: the Little League Baseball World Series. To reach the title match, however, they must first beat their number one rivals from Southern California. Little do they know that the game will prove to be just the first challenge they'll face on their road to the championships"--Provided by publisher.

Determined to play in the Little League World Series, twelve-year-old Josh struggles to concentrate on his game and be the team's leader while also trying to cope with his parents' impending divorce.

"When the owner of the New York Yankees invites Joey, Kevin, and Omar to New York to watch a game in the owner's suite, the geeks start finding ways to help the Yankees win. But when people start finding out what's going on, the geeks find themselves running for their lives through the Bronx"--.

In a small Iowa town in 1952, eleven-year-old Charlie Nebraska, whose father died in the Korean War, learns the meaning of both racism and heroism when he befriends Luther Peale, a young man who once played for the old Negro Baseball League.

With their ability to travel through time using vintage baseball cards, Joe and his father have the opportunity to find out whether Babe Ruth really did call his shot when he hit that homerun in the third game of the 1932 World Series against the Chicago Cubs. Subjects Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948 Juvenile fiction.

A selection of the author's favorite essays, articles, and stories on baseball from the last thirty years.

Explores the history and traditions of baseball. Features great players and coaches, necessary equipment, and crazy plays. Includes a glossary, resources for further information, and color photographs.