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From New York Times bestselling author Stephen King comes the haunting story of Blockade Billy , the greatest Major League baseball player to be erased from the game. Even the most die-hard baseball fans don't know the true story of William "Blockade Billy" Blakely. He may have been the greatest player the game has ever seen, but today no one remembers his name. He was the first--and only--player to have his existence completely removed from the record...
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A New York Times bestseller
Foreword by Doris Kearns Goodwin
The longtime Commissioner of Major League Baseball provides an unprecedented look inside professional baseball today, focusing on how he helped bring the game into the modern age and revealing his interactions with players, managers, fellow owners, and fans nationwide.
More than a century old, the game of baseball is resistant to change-owners, managers, players, and fans all hate...
4) The rookie
Pub. Date
2002
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English
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When a shoulder injury ended his minor league pitching career twelve years ago, Jim Morris resorted to the next best thing: coaching. But Jim's team, knowing their coach is a great ball player, makes a deal with him: if they win the district championship, they want Jim to try out for a major-league organization. Going from worst to first, the team makes it to state, and Jim is forced to live up to his end of the deal. While there prove to be a lot...
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Koch Vision
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
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A down-on-his luck baseball player follows his dreams to become the biggest star in the game. But even when striking out, the mighty Casey remains a hero for his legendary sportsmanship and good-natured play. This expansion of the famous poem by Ernest Lawrence Thayer provides possible humorous origins of many baseball traditions.
8) I got it!
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English
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In this wordless picture book, a young outfielder imagines all the terrifying ways he might not catch the baseball, and one way that he can.
9) Benched
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Don, a win-at-all-costs kind of man, coaches a Little League team on which his son plays. The veteran butts heads with his new assistant coach as the pair have very different personal circumstances and philosophies about the game and how to motivate their team.
10) Moneyball
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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The story of Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
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Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2023.
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Español
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""Strike three, you're out!" "He's safe!" "Home run!" Every October, millions of baseball fans around the country anxiously wait to see which team wins baseball's biggest championship. But the original games of the 1900s hardly looked like they do today. Take a look back over one hundred years and discover the history of baseball's greatest series. With triumphs, heartbreak, and superstitious curses, this action-packed book brings America's Pastime...
12) Peedie
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
2004
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English
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A little goose named Peedie tends to forget everything except where to find his lucky red baseball cap.
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English
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"From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes the third novel in an unforgettable series about divine intervention and the trials and triumphs of life for a group of friends. Despite needing a heart transplant and against the advice of her doctor, Mary Catherine moves to Uganda to work at a new orphanage. Whatever time she has left, Mary Catherine wants to spend it helping children--especially since there will be no children of...
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Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2022.
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Español
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"Growing up the youngest of seven children in Puerto Rico, Roberto Clemente had a talent for baseball. His incredible skill soon got him drafted into the big leagues where he spent eighteen seasons playing right field for the Pittsburgh Pirates. This book tells the story of this remarkable athlete: a twelve-time All-Star, World Series MVP, and the first Latin American inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame"--
16) Harley at bat!
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Random House
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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Harley Quinn tries to get the last laugh on Batman in this action-packed leveled reader. It's no laughing matter when jokester Harley Quinn arrives in Gotham City intent on stealing precious jewels and having some laughs--but Batman is determined to stop her in this action-packed leveled reader.
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Harper Festival, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: In this 8x8 storybook by the New York Times bestselling team Kimberly and James Dean, Pete worries that what he brings to show-and-tell isn’t cool enough. Includes over 30 rockin’ stickers. Pete the Cat can’t wait for show-and-tell. He knows just what to bring—his supercool baseball glove! But when he sees what everyone else is sharing, he starts to worry. Is his glove actually cool enough?
19) Fences
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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In 1950s Pittsburgh, a Black garbage collector named Troy Maxson--bitter that baseball's color barrier was only broken after his own heyday in the Negro Leagues--is prone to taking out his frustrations on his loved ones.
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