Text and accompanying photographs profile twenty-seven of the best pitchers in the history of baseball, including Nolan Ryan, Tom Seaver, Whitey Ford, Dizzy Dean, and Cy Young.
Eighth-grader Molly's ability to throw a knuckleball earns her a spot on the baseball team, which not only helps her feel connected to her recently deceased father, who loved baseball, it helps in other aspects of her life, as well.
A biography of CC Sabathia, one of professional baseball's most outstanding pitchers, discussing his childhood in Vallejo, California, his high school athletic career, his experiences in the major leagues, his family, and his charitable work.