batting (baseball)

Provides drills, tips, and exercises aimed at improving a baseball player's hitting skills.

Presents profiles of ten players, including Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, Fred McGriff, Babe Ruth, and Roger Maris, whose home run percentages and "slugging percentages" were among the highest in baseball's history.

Covers the careers and statistics of ten notable baseball players, including Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, and Roberto Clemente.

Statistics, stories, and historical details help the reader to decide which baseball player is the greatest hitter ever.

Profiles of five home run heroes: Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Jimmy Foxx, Ted Williams and Willie Mays.

Brief biographies emphasizing the careers of ten famous home-run hitters: Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmy Foxx, Ted Williams, Ralph Kiner, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Roger Maris, Henry Aaron, and Harmon Killebrew.

A biography of the power-hitting baseball player, from his childhood in Georgia through his college days at Auburn University to his professional career with the Chicago White Sox.

The most effective techniques in hitting a baseball are described by Hank Aaron who is expected to surpass Babe Ruth's home run record in 1974.