Baseball

Alex Rodriguez

Gallagher, Jim, 1969-,


Includes index. A biography of the Seattle Mariners' power-hitting shortstop, Alex Rodriguez.
Date Published:2000

Alex Rodriguez : hot corner, hot shot /

Kappes, Serena,



Date Published:2012

BABE

Ritter, Lawrence S.



Date Published:1988

Baseball

Santella, Andrew,


Surveys the attitudes, skills, equipment, and tactics involved in playing baseball well.
Date Published:1997

Baseball : becoming a great hitter /

Fitzgerald, Ron,


Explains how to hit a baseball, including how to hold and swing a bat.
Date Published:2000

The baseball book


Highlighted by more than three hundred photographs, a celebration of America's national pastime captures the great teams, players, games, memorabilia, artifacts, and important moments throughout the more than one hundred years of baseball history.
Date Published:2006

The baseball book


"Sports Illustrated" magazine celebrates the history of baseball in words and pictures, exploring major moments and changes in the sport and noting news and cultural events that shaped each decade.
Date Published:2011

Baseball : fielding ground balls /

Fitzgerald, Ron,


Provides advice and instructions on choosing a glove, playing various infield positions, getting ready to catch a ground ball, and where to throw it once it is caught.
Date Published:2000

Baseball & softball : success on the diamond /

Douglas, Peter, 1968-,


An introduction to baseball and softball for men and women.
Date Published:2018

Baseball stars

Buckman, Virginia,


Alex Rodriguez -- Dontrelle Willis -- Albert Pujols -- Roy Oswalt -- Eric Gagne -- Miguel Tejada -- Vladimir Guerrero.
Date Published:2007

Baseball's best shots : the greatest baseball photography of all time /


Presents over one hundred captioned photographs that capture some of baseball's most exciting moments, covering a period that ranges from the early 1900s to 1999.
Date Published:2000

The big field

Lupica, Mike,


School Library Journal, February 2008. Publisher's Weekly, February 2008. Booklist, December 2007. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2007. Kirkus Review, January 2008. Kliatt Starred, March 2008. When fourteen-year-old baseball player Hutch feels threatened by the arrival of a new teammate named Darryl, he tries to work through his insecurities about both Darryl and his remote and silent father, who was once a great ballplayer too.
Date Published:2008

School Library Journal, February 2008. Publisher's Weekly, February 2008. Booklist, December 2007. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2007. Kirkus Review, January 2008. Kliatt Starred, March 2008. When fourteen-year-old baseball player Hutch feels threatened by the arrival of a new teammate named Darryl, he tries to work through his insecurities about both Darryl and his remote and silent father, who was once a great ballplayer too.

Date Published:2008

Clemente : the passion and grace of baseball's last hero /

Maraniss, David,


Library Journal Starred, February 2006. Pub Weekly, March 2006. Booklist, March 2006. Kirkus Starred, March 2006. New York Times, May 2006. Choice, November 2006. A biography of major league baseball player Roberto Clemente, chronicling his childhood in Nicaragua, his eighteen distinguished season, his charity work, and his tragic death.
Date Published:2006

Game seven

Volponi, Paul,


"A sixteen-year-old shortstop in Cuba who dreams of playing with the pros must choose between his country and his father who defected to the U.S."--
Date Published:2015

The girl, the ring, & the baseball bat

Gomera-Tavarez, Camille,


"This is an Arthur A. Levine book"--Title page verso. "Armed with talismans, including an enchanted jacket that gets people to do anything, a baseball bat that fixes anything it breaks and a manifestation stone that makes anyone fall in love, Rosie, her older sister Caro and Zeke find their lives intertwined in magical and hilarious ways"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2024

Great MLB World Series championships

Olson, Ethan,


"Presents some of most exciting and consequential MLB World Series championships ever played. It will explore the players, coaches, and moments that made these championship games become an unforgettable part of pro sports history"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2024

Heat

Lupica, Mike,


Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2007. School Library Journal, April 2006. Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2007. Booklist starred, April 2006. Publisher's Weekly, February 2006. Horn Book, October 2006. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2006. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2006. Kliatt Starred, March 2006. Pitching prodigy Michael Arroyo is on the run from social services after being banned from playing Little League baseball because rival coaches doubt he is only twelve years old and he has no parents to offer them proof.
Date Published:2007

Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2007. School Library Journal, April 2006. Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2007. Booklist starred, April 2006. Publisher's Weekly, February 2006. Horn Book, October 2006. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2006. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2006. Kliatt Starred, March 2006. Pitching prodigy Michael Arroyo is on the run from social services after being banned from playing Little League baseball because rival coaches doubt he is only twelve years old and he has no parents to offer them proof.

Date Published:2007

Heroes of baseball

Lipsyte, Robert,


Includes glossary and index.
Date Published:2006

Jackie Robinson and the integration of baseball

Wukovits, John F., 1944-,


"You watched the white kids splash around" -- Trying to fit in -- "Too bad he's the wrong color" -- "Gut not to fight back" -- "Well, you made it" -- We wanted to be part of him. School Library Journal, March 2007. Presents a brief biography of Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier by becoming the first African-American to play on a major league baseball team.
Date Published:2007

The juice : the real story of baseball's drug problems /

Carroll, Will, 1970-,


Includes index. Foreword by Alan Schwarz -- Introduction -- Defining the issue -- Profile: the player -- A brief history of performance-enhancing drugs -- How steroids work, and what they do to the body -- The original juice: amphetamines and uppers -- Supplements, a grey area -- Profile: the tester -- A comparison: football's steroids policy -- Pre-trial commotion: the legal issues of steroids and sports -- Profile: the student -- On the horizon: genetic performance enhancement -- Profile: the creator -- Those in favor raise their hands -- Do steroids rewrite the record books? -- What lies ahead -- How to save the game -- A note on the authors and the text -- Index. School Library Journal, November 2005. Argues that in order to determine whether or not steroid use has a negative impact on sports, there must be a scientific, reasoned approach to the problem that focuses on how the drugs work, how they are being used, what the testing procedures are, and how other performance enhancers are viewed.
Date Published:2005

Includes index. Foreword by Alan Schwarz -- Introduction -- Defining the issue -- Profile: the player -- A brief history of performance-enhancing drugs -- How steroids work, and what they do to the body -- The original juice: amphetamines and uppers -- Supplements, a grey area -- Profile: the tester -- A comparison: football's steroids policy -- Pre-trial commotion: the legal issues of steroids and sports -- Profile: the student -- On the horizon: genetic performance enhancement -- Profile: the creator -- Those in favor raise their hands -- Do steroids rewrite the record books? -- What lies ahead -- How to save the game -- A note on the authors and the text -- Index. School Library Journal, November 2005. Argues that in order to determine whether or not steroid use has a negative impact on sports, there must be a scientific, reasoned approach to the problem that focuses on how the drugs work, how they are being used, what the testing procedures are, and how other performance enhancers are viewed.

Date Published:2005