home runs (baseball)

"For more than one hundred years, the home run has been the most exciting play in baseball. Read about the longest, strangest, and most important home runs in Major League Baseball history"--Provided by the publisher.

"We are in a historic era for the home run. The 2017 season saw the most homers ever, with 2016 and 2018 close behind, a shift that has transformed the way the game is played. . . Wall Street Journal national baseball writer Jared Diamond reveals that the secret behind this unprecedented shift isn't steroids or the stitching of the baseballs, it's the most elemental explanation of all: the swing. [Diamond] . . . tracks a group of baseball's biggest stars-- including Aaron Judge and J.D. Martinez--who remade their swings under the tutelage of a band of renegade coaches, and remade the game of baseball in the process"--Provided by publisher.

Presents biographical and statistical information about notable home run hitters in baseball.

Discusses great home run hitters in the history of baseball and focuses on the significant accomplishments of Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa in the 1998 season.

When the legendary Babe Ruth strode to the plate in Game 3 of the 1932 World Series, the game was tied 4-4 in the fifth inning. After taking two strikes, Ruth cemented his place in baseball history.

A drawing handbook that teaches the reader not only how to draw baseball scenes, but also how to draw themselves into photographs of actual baseball games.

Brief biographies of ten major league baseball stars well known for their outstanding batting records.

Examines the accomplishments of baseball's five home run kings, including Ruth, Maris, McGwire, Sosa, and Bonds, discusses the conditions under which they performed their feats, looks at the advantages and disadvantages they faced in their races to break the record, and considers the reactions of baseball fans.

Discusses great home run hitters in the history of baseball and focuses on the significant accomplishments of Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa in the 1998 season.