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English
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Former Yankee Bobby Richardson played alongside Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Whitey Ford, Joe Pepitone, and Yogi Berra during one of the most prolific dynasties in baseball history, and he remains to this day the only player from the losing team ever to be named World Series MVP. In Impact Player, Bobby shares his life story, including never-before-told tales from the Yankee clubhouse during the historic '55-'65 pennant runs and World Series appearances....
44) Pedro
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
xiii, 317 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
From the 8-time All Star and 3-time Cy Young Award-winning pitcher, a bold, no-holds-barred memoir of his career, from his hardscrabble upbringing in the Dominican Republic to becoming one of the greatest pitchers of all time.
Author
Language
English
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Willie Wilson played baseball with the mentality of a football player-a grimace, on his face. Totally unprepared for the spotlight of being in the major leagues, Wilson experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, sometimes unable to tell them apart. He helped lead the Kansas City Royals to their first World Series in only his second full season in the Major Leagues. His 1983 arrest on a cocaine charge could have been the defining moment...
Author
Publisher
Alphabet Legends Pty Ltd
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"From Babe Ruth to Joe DiMaggio, Satchel Paige to Dizzy Dean, see all the greats step up to the plate in Baseball Legends Alphabet. Written and illustrated with All-Star quality, this book is sure to hit a home run with every lover of baseball"--cover, page 4.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
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Description
Mariano Rivera tells his story for the first time: the championships, the bosses (including the Boss), the rivalries, the struggles of being a Latino baseball player in the United States, and of maintaining Christian values in professional athletics. The twelve-time All-Star will discuss what it's like to run up to that mound with the game, or the season squarely on his shoulders.
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Language
English
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"Culturally, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays were light years apart. Yet they were nearly the same age, almost the same size, and came to New York at the same time. They possessed virtually the same talents, and played the same position. They were both products of generations of baseball-playing families, for whom the game was the only escape from a lifetime of brutal manual labor. Both were nearly crushed by the weight of the outsized expectations...
50) Jeter unfiltered
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
252 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A "collection of never-before-published images taken over the course of Derek's final season. Fans will have unprecedented access to The Captain, as the famously private baseball legend takes us behind the scenes inside his home, the stadium, the gym, at his Turn 2 Foundation events, fortieth birthday party, and more as he looks back with candor and gratitude on his baseball career"--Amazon.com.
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 30 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Looks back at the time when major U.S. baseball leagues refused to hire Black athletes. Using archival footage, photographs, and interviews with former athletes, narrator Paul Winfield recounts the number of unrecognized athletes, some of whom, such as Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella, were later hired by the leagues.
Author
Language
English
Description
Discusses the author's life and career, including his role as "Grandpa Rossy" on the Chicago Cubs 2016 championship-winning team.
In 2016, the Cubs ended a 108-year curse, winning the World Series in a history-making, seven-game series against the Cleveland Indians. One of the many storylines to Chicago's fairytale season was the late-career renaissance of David Ross, the 39-year-old catcher who had played back-up for 13 of his 15 pro seasons. Beyond...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jackie Robinson became the first black Major League baseball player of the modern era when he stepped onto the field as a Brooklyn Dodger in 1947. In simple, engaging language, this book follows Jackie from childhood through his career as an MVP, award winning baseball player and a hero of the civil rights movement. This book is perfect for Black History Month and the start of spring training!
Author
Publisher
Bushel & Peck Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 32 x 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"It might be America's favorite pastime, but baseball isn't just an American sport! From Cuba to Japan, Australia to Italy, a diverse melting pot of countries and cultures have embraced the ole ballgame. In Baseball Around the World, you'll take a multicultural world tour to meet the nations and players who have pushed baseball to international popularity--with a twist, of course. Find out what they eat at Japanese baseball stadiums, how a gold rush...
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2004.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
46 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The story of how Babe Ruth restored baseball's reputation which had been damaged when the Chicago White Sox cheated in the 1919 World Series.
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
294 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes the corruption, including drug use, theft, and human trafficking, witnessed by the author during his nine years working in security for the Boston Red Sox and his six years working for Major League Baseball to clean up the sport.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The Tri-County Summer Solstice Celebration has come to town, and even among local artisans, athletes, and marching bands, Hannah attracts fans of her own while serving lip-smacking pink lemonade desserts. But the mood sours when a body turns up, leading revelers to wonder if the festivities mark both the longest day of the year and the deadliest. A retired professional MLB player has met a terrifying end and, considering the rumors swirling about...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Documents the author's cross-country travels at the side of Negro Leagues champion Buck O'Neil, a journey during which the pair sought to recapture their love of the game, remembered O'Neil's history-making career, and explored the numerous challenges that the sport has overcome.
59) Jackie Robinson
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tells of the story of Jack Roosevelt Robinson, a sharecropper's son who elevated an entire race and country when he broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947. The film illuminates Robinson's place as a leader and icon of the civil rights movement whose exemplary life and aspirational message of equality continues to inspire generations of Americans. Includes interviews with family members and rarely-seen photographs and film footage.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2013].
Edition
First edition
Physical Desc
291 pages, 8 un-numbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Reggie Jackson, who hit 563 homers and earned the nickname "Mr. October," relates his story and the path he paved in baseball history.
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