| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
127 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
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age Children |
| Summary |
A collection of true baseball stories featuring players from different eras, teams, and leagues and focusing on human interest and character. |
| Contents |
We are family: Like father, like son: The Griffey's -- Pops' family: The 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates -- Mario and his fields of dreams -- Papi and Robertito: A son remembers Roberto Clemente -- Doing the right thing: Hometown hero: Dave Stewart and the earthquake of '89 -- Koufax and the kid -- The coolest papa ever -- Going to bat for America: A tip of the cap to Ted Williams -- Standing up to the monster -- If at first ... : The 1906 White Sox and the battle for Chicago -- One stubborn moose. |
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Loyalty's reward: Gil Hodges and Tommy Agee -- Hard times: No quit Schmidt -- A legend named Lou -- All eyes on Eisenreich -- Roger Maris: Alone in a crowd -- The joy of the game: Ernie Banks: "Let's play two" -- Fun -- Catch without end ... Amen. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Phyllis Fantauzzo. |
| Subject |
Baseball -- United States -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature.
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Baseball. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Trivia and miscellanea.
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Literature.
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Juvenile works.
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Trivia and miscellanea.
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| Added Author |
Friedmann, Stan.
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Levine, Mike.
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| ISBN |
0027332802 |
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0027332802 |
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9780027332803 |
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