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1) Till the end
Author
Publisher
Roc Lit 101
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The memoir of the life of one of the most beloved baseball players of his generation, a raw, compelling story of baseball, family, fame, addiction, loss, and a champion's resilience"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Sports Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Retired Major League Baseball pitcher Skip Lockwood tells anecdotes from throughout his career as a ballplayer, starting with his days as a Little Leaguer through his professional tenure with the Kansas City Athletics, Seattle Pilots, Milwaukee Brewers, California Angels, New York Mets, and Boston Red Sox, before his retirement in 1980. Along the way, he details both the on- and off-the-field shenanigans as well as the enormous psychological process...
Author
Series
Publisher
Sandpiper/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Presents the inspiring stories of baseball players who overcame obstacles in the course of their careers due to race, religion, ethnicity, or gender, including Jackie Robinson, Hank Greenburg, Fernando Valenzuela, and Ila Borders.
Author
Publisher
Influence Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The definitive story of Steve "White Lightning" Dalkowski, baseball's fastest pitcher ever. Dalko explores one man's unmatched talent on the mound and the forces that kept ultimate greatness always just beyond his reach.
10) Facing Nolan
Publisher
Unobstructed View Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In the world of Major League Baseball no one has created a mythology like Nolan Ryan. Told from the point of view of the hitters who faced him and the teammates who revered him, this is the definitive documentary of a Texas legend.
Author
Publisher
Savio Republic, an imprint of Post Hill Press
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Jim Morris is no stranger to big dreams. He passionately yearned to play baseball in the major leagues. However, despite all his hard work and determination, a series of unfortunate events and injuries scuttled his career before he was twenty-five. Then at age thirty-five—after a string of highly implausible events—Morris found himself on the mound as a relief pitcher for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. His return to the game was so incredible that...
Author
Publisher
Diversion Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Fletcher traces Ohtani's path from his youth and time in Japanese baseball through the recruiting war to bring him to the majors to his historic 2021 season and his dominance as a pitcher and a hitter. He also looks at other great two-way players from history.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Sons of Baseball is full of personal stories from sons of major league baseball players who talk about what it was like growing up with a famous father. Along the way, we get a rare glimpse of the ballplayers themselves, not as pitchers, hitters, managers, and coaches, but as dads and granddads"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
The definitive biography of Dodgers ace pitcher Clayton Kershaw, examining the genesis of his brilliance, his epic quest to win the World Series, and his singular place within the evolving baseball landscape—based on exclusive interviews.
Author
Publisher
Swallow Press, Ohio University Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
David Wanczyk illuminates the sport of blind baseball to show us a remarkable version of America's pastime. With balls tricked out to squeal three times per second, and with bases that buzz, this game of baseball for the blind is both innovative and intense.
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