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Author : Clare Gault,Frank Gault
Publisher : Scholastic Paperbacks
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1994-04-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0590455303
A brief biography emphasizing the careers of the two baseball players famous for their record number of home runs.
Author : Mark Stewart
Publisher : Children's Press(CT)
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0516216120
Presents a biography of the St. Louis Cardinal slugger who broke Roger Maris' single-season home run record in 1998.
Author : Roy Kerr
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-29
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786485130
Known today as “the Babe Ruth of the 1880s,” Hall of Famer Roger Connor was the greatest of the nineteenth-century home run hitters, his career total (138) having stood as the major league record for nearly 24 years—until it was broken by Ruth himself. When he retired in 1897, he was also tops in triples (233), second in walks and total bases, third in hits, and fourth in doubles. But Connor did more than swing from his heels. He was an expert bunter who averaged more than twenty stolen bases a year (some credit him with inventing the “pop-up” slide) and led the league four times in fielding. Called “The Gentleman of the Diamond,” the slugger was never ejected from a game in seventeen major league seasons. This biography sheds new light on the life and five-decade baseball career of one of the games most admired and beloved players.
Author : Richard Michelson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1585364657
Profiles the life and baseball career of America's first home run king in the mid-1800s.
Author : Lester Chadwick
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2023-08-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9791041847495
"Baseball Joe Home Run King" is another installment in the "Baseball Joe" series written by Lester Chadwick. This book continues the story of Joe Matson, a talented young baseball player, as he faces new challenges and adventures in his baseball career. In "Baseball Joe Home Run King," Joe Matson's reputation as a skilled and dedicated player continues to grow. As the title suggests, the story focuses on Joe's pursuit of becoming a home run king—a player known for hitting impressive home runs during games. Throughout the book, readers follow Joe's journey as he works hard to improve his batting skills, overcome obstacles, and contribute to his team's success. The novel delves into the world of baseball strategy, training, and competition. Readers are treated to detailed descriptions of games, practices, and Joe's interactions with teammates, coaches, and opponents. As Joe faces both triumphs and setbacks, he learns important lessons about perseverance, sportsmanship, and the value of teamwork. "Baseball Joe Home Run King" not only captures the excitement of baseball games but also explores the personal growth and development of its characters. Through Joe's experiences, readers witness his evolution as a player and as a person, making the book a compelling coming-of-age story set within the context of sports. As with other books in the series, "Baseball Joe Home Run King" emphasizes the positive impact of sports on character development and highlights the values of hard work, determination, and dedication. The story serves as both an engaging sports narrative and a reflection on the qualities that contribute to success in athletics and in life.
Author : Jared Diamond
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-31
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780062872128
"The best baseball book I’ve read in years." — Sam Walker • "An exhilarating story of innovation." — Ben Reiter • "Swing Kings feels like a spiritual successor to Moneyball." — Baseball Prospectus From the Wall Street Journal’s national baseball writer, the captivating story of the home run boom, following a group of players who rose from obscurity to stardom and the rogue swing coaches who helped them usher the game into a new age. We are in a historic era for the home run. The 2019 season saw the most homers ever, obliterating a record set just two years before. It is a shift that has transformed the way the game is played, contributing to more strikeouts, longer games, and what feels like the logical conclusion of the analytics era. In Swing Kings, Wall Street Journal national baseball writer Jared Diamond reveals that the secret behind this unprecedented shift isn’t steroids or the stitching of the baseballs, it’s the most elemental explanation of all: the swing. In this lively narrative romp, he tracks a group of baseball’s biggest stars—including Aaron Judge, J.D. Martinez, and Justin Turner—who remade their swings under the tutelage of a band of renegade coaches, and remade the game in the process. These coaches, many of them baseball washouts who have reinvented themselves as swing gurus, for years were one of the game’s best-kept secrets. Among their ranks are a swimming pool contractor, the owner of a billiards hall, and an ex-hippie whose swing insights draw from surfing and the technique of Japanese samurai. Now, as Diamond artfully charts, this motley cast has moved from the baseball margins to its center of power. They are changing the way hitting is taught to players of all ages, and major league clubs are scrambling for their services, hiring them in record numbers as coaches and consultants. And Diamond himself, whose baseball career ended in high school, enlists the tutelage of each swing coach he profiles, with an aim toward starring in the annual Boston-New York media game at Yankee Stadium. Swing Kings is both a rollicking history of baseball’s recent past and a deeply reported, character-driven account of a battle between opponents as old as time: old and new, change and stasis, the establishment and those who break from it. Jared Diamond has written a masterful chronicle of America’s pastime at the crossroads.
Author : Lester Chadwick
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1922
Category : Baseball
ISBN : 9781465588333
Joe Matson pitches the Giants to another World's Championship, pausing along the way to break all home run records as a batter.
Author : William F. McNeil
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786481286
After Babe Ruth erased Buck Freeman's record in 1919, the new mark stood for 34 years before Maris bettered it, defying as he did an incredulous sporting public. And just as fans' anger grew old and Maris was grudgingly credited--or discredited--with an unrepeatable hot streak, along came Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, two goliaths who in 1998 and the years just after proved fans wrong again. But when in 2001, only three years after McGwire seemed to put the record beyond reach, Barry Bonds topped him by three. This time fans were staunch in their disbelief, and while many celebrated Bonds' achievement, others questioned its significance. This revised edition of Bill McNeil's Ruth, Maris, McGwire, and Sosa ("libraries especially will want this"--Library Journal) reviews the careers of each home run titan, with special attention to the record-breaking seasons. The cultural and social changes that may have affected both the players' season totals and fan reception are also considered.
Author : Patricia McKissack
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2009-12-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780142414590
A historical chapter book series from three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and Newbery Honor author, Patricia C. McKissack. Brothers Tank and Jimbo Turner love sneaking into Nashville's Sulphur Dell Ballpark to watch the superstars of Negro League baseball. When Josh Gibson, the famous home-run hitter for the Homestead Grays, bunks at their house, the boys think they're one step away from heaven. With warmth and humor, the fourth installment of Patricia C. McKissack's family saga brings to life an era of all-black baseball for readers who may not know that Major League teams were once restricted only to white players. "A good child's-eye introduction to baseball's segregated past." --Booklist
Author : William McNeil
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0786403624
Who was the greatest home run hitter of all time? Babe Ruth? Henry Aaron? Willie Mays? Mickey Mantle? How about Negro Leaguers such as Josh Gibson or Norman Turkey Stearnes? Or minor league sluggers such as Joe Bauman who hit 72 four-baggers in 1954? And where does Sadaharu Oh and his 868 homers in the Japanese Central League fit in? Using statistical comparisons and accounting for the variances between players of different eras and levels of competition, this work provides the answer to the question of the greatest home run hitter of all time. The minors, Japanese, Negro and major leagues--both the deadball and lively ball eras--are fully analyzed. The home run hitting careers of the candidates in each league are first compared against other top sluggers in their own league, accounting for such differences as level of competition, size of ballparks, altitude in which the player played most of his games, night baseball and major league expansion. Players from different leagues are then compared to find the one player who stands out as the greatest home run hitter in the game's history. And the answer might surprise you.
Author : Percy Leed
Publisher : Lerner Publications (Tm)
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08
Category : Baseball players
ISBN : 1728420474
"Hank Aaron hit the ball like few other baseball players could. His 755 career home runs rank second on MLB's all-time list. Learn about his journey from the Negro Leagues to the MLB record books"--
Author : Mickey Strunak
Publisher : America Star Books
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1462676847
This book is about the 600 Home Run Club, an exclusive club of major league baseball players that reached 600 lifetime regular season home runs. Included in the book are HR leader-Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Ken Griffey, Jr., Alex Rodriguez, Sammy Sosa, and last years - new member-Jim Thome. The book discusses each player's career and accomplishments. Also, included are statistics of some players' fathers-Bobby Bonds and Ken Griffey, Sr. Also, Tommy Aaron's, Hank's brother - career stats are also, included. I also, showed a special player - Roger Connor, who was the baseball's home run king before Babe Ruth became a national icon. He played in the late 1880's. There is also a section on comparing the player's career statistics and a special formula for determining each player's true run scoring index, or indicator.
Author : Stella
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1985580845
My life was what country songs are made of: my Granny died, my girlfriend broke up with me, I knocked up her cousin, and I was inducted into the Major League Hall of Fame. Yup...just like every country song I've ever heard. But let me start over... My name is Gage Nix. That's all you need to know. Actually, there's a lot more to Gage than meets the eye. My name's Katie Crisp, and I had a front row seat and the inside scoop. In a moment of grief and desperation, I allowed the Home Run King to...well, hit a home run on my diamond. He not only knocked it out of the park, but he also knocked me up. Raising two babies-the one I was carrying, and Gage-wasn't what I signed up for. But he gave me no choice. I only wish I hadn't waited until the end of the season to see that he was my MVP. Oh, and the only hall of fame he's ever been inducted into is his own.
Author : Robert Burleigh
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0152045996
A poetic account of the legendary Babe Ruth as he prepares to make a home run.
Author : Hank Aaron,Dick Schaap
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1892129051
The baseball legend and his admirers describe his career, from his seasons with the Negro Leagues through his Major League days