Author: Robin Nelson
Publisher: LernerClassroom
ISBN: 1467715352
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
From batting the ball to making a catch, baseball is fun! Learn the basics of the sport while building reading skills with these supportive texts.
Baseball Is Fun!
Author: Robin Nelson
Publisher: LernerClassroom
ISBN: 1467715352
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
From batting the ball to making a catch, baseball is fun! Learn the basics of the sport while building reading skills with these supportive texts.
Publisher: LernerClassroom
ISBN: 1467715352
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
From batting the ball to making a catch, baseball is fun! Learn the basics of the sport while building reading skills with these supportive texts.
Baseball Is a Funny Game
Author: Joe Garagiola
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780060916725
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
A former major-league catcher provides a view of the lighter side of baseball as he relates his professional experience
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780060916725
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
A former major-league catcher provides a view of the lighter side of baseball as he relates his professional experience
How Baseball Happened
Author: Thomas W. Gilbert
Publisher: Godine+ORM
ISBN: 1567926886
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
The untold story of baseball’s nineteenth-century origins: “a delightful look at a young nation creating a pastime that was love from the first crack of the bat” (Paul Dickson, The Wall Street Journal). You may have heard that Abner Doubleday or Alexander Cartwright invented baseball. Neither did. You may have been told that a club called the Knickerbockers played the first baseball game in 1846. They didn’t. Perhaps you’ve read that baseball’s color line was first crossed by Jackie Robinson in 1947. Nope. Baseball’s true founders don’t have plaques in Cooperstown. They were hundreds of uncredited, ordinary people who played without gloves, facemasks, or performance incentives. Unlike today’s pro athletes, they lived full lives outside of sports. They worked, built businesses, and fought against the South in the Civil War. In this myth-busting history, Thomas W. Gilbert reveals the true beginnings of baseball. Through newspaper accounts, diaries, and other accounts, he explains how it evolved through the mid-nineteenth century into a modern sport of championships, media coverage, and famous stars—all before the first professional league was formed in 1871. Winner of the Casey Award: Best Baseball Book of the Year
Publisher: Godine+ORM
ISBN: 1567926886
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
The untold story of baseball’s nineteenth-century origins: “a delightful look at a young nation creating a pastime that was love from the first crack of the bat” (Paul Dickson, The Wall Street Journal). You may have heard that Abner Doubleday or Alexander Cartwright invented baseball. Neither did. You may have been told that a club called the Knickerbockers played the first baseball game in 1846. They didn’t. Perhaps you’ve read that baseball’s color line was first crossed by Jackie Robinson in 1947. Nope. Baseball’s true founders don’t have plaques in Cooperstown. They were hundreds of uncredited, ordinary people who played without gloves, facemasks, or performance incentives. Unlike today’s pro athletes, they lived full lives outside of sports. They worked, built businesses, and fought against the South in the Civil War. In this myth-busting history, Thomas W. Gilbert reveals the true beginnings of baseball. Through newspaper accounts, diaries, and other accounts, he explains how it evolved through the mid-nineteenth century into a modern sport of championships, media coverage, and famous stars—all before the first professional league was formed in 1871. Winner of the Casey Award: Best Baseball Book of the Year
The Baseball Codes
Author: Jason Turbow
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 030727862X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
An insider’s look at baseball’s unwritten rules, explained with examples from the game’s most fascinating characters and wildest historical moments. Everyone knows that baseball is a game of intricate regulations, but it turns out to be even more complicated than we realize. All aspects of baseball—hitting, pitching, and baserunning—are affected by the Code, a set of unwritten rules that governs the Major League game. Some of these rules are openly discussed (don’t steal a base with a big lead late in the game), while others are known only to a minority of players (don’t cross between the catcher and the pitcher on the way to the batter’s box). In The Baseball Codes, old-timers and all-time greats share their insights into the game’s most hallowed—and least known—traditions. For the learned and the casual baseball fan alike, the result is illuminating and thoroughly entertaining. At the heart of this book are incredible and often hilarious stories involving national heroes (like Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays) and notorious headhunters (like Bob Gibson and Don Drysdale) in a century-long series of confrontations over respect, honor, and the soul of the game. With The Baseball Codes, we see for the first time the game as it’s actually played, through the eyes of the players on the field. With rollicking stories from the past and new perspectives on baseball’s informal rulebook, The Baseball Codes is a must for every fan.
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 030727862X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
An insider’s look at baseball’s unwritten rules, explained with examples from the game’s most fascinating characters and wildest historical moments. Everyone knows that baseball is a game of intricate regulations, but it turns out to be even more complicated than we realize. All aspects of baseball—hitting, pitching, and baserunning—are affected by the Code, a set of unwritten rules that governs the Major League game. Some of these rules are openly discussed (don’t steal a base with a big lead late in the game), while others are known only to a minority of players (don’t cross between the catcher and the pitcher on the way to the batter’s box). In The Baseball Codes, old-timers and all-time greats share their insights into the game’s most hallowed—and least known—traditions. For the learned and the casual baseball fan alike, the result is illuminating and thoroughly entertaining. At the heart of this book are incredible and often hilarious stories involving national heroes (like Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays) and notorious headhunters (like Bob Gibson and Don Drysdale) in a century-long series of confrontations over respect, honor, and the soul of the game. With The Baseball Codes, we see for the first time the game as it’s actually played, through the eyes of the players on the field. With rollicking stories from the past and new perspectives on baseball’s informal rulebook, The Baseball Codes is a must for every fan.
The Official Baseball Hall of Fame Fun and Fact Sticker Book
Author: Bob Carroll
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780671673789
Category : Baseball
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Games, activities, puzzles, mazes, quizzes, trivia, statistical records, playing tips and profiles of Hall-of-Famers--all this plus 100 full-color stickers of Hall-of-Fame greats. Illustrated.
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780671673789
Category : Baseball
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Games, activities, puzzles, mazes, quizzes, trivia, statistical records, playing tips and profiles of Hall-of-Famers--all this plus 100 full-color stickers of Hall-of-Fame greats. Illustrated.
The Baseball Book of Why
Author: John McCollister
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493048880
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
Why do we sometimes refer to a left-handed pitcher as a “southpaw?” Why are major league pitchers normally limited to 100 pitches per game? Why was Jack Roosevelt Robinson the first African-American ever to play as part of an official lineup for a team in Major League Baseball? Why is a baseball field sometimes referred to as a diamond? This book provides over 100 questions and detailed answers concerning the traditions, rules, and history of the national pastime. Organized by the sport’s five eras—Dead Ball, Live Ball, Golden Age, Expansion, and Steroid Era—it answers questions about hitting, pitching, fielding, base running, managing, scouting and ownership that vex even the most ardent fans of the game. Moreover, this book is an appreciation of how baseball’s traditions began.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493048880
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
Why do we sometimes refer to a left-handed pitcher as a “southpaw?” Why are major league pitchers normally limited to 100 pitches per game? Why was Jack Roosevelt Robinson the first African-American ever to play as part of an official lineup for a team in Major League Baseball? Why is a baseball field sometimes referred to as a diamond? This book provides over 100 questions and detailed answers concerning the traditions, rules, and history of the national pastime. Organized by the sport’s five eras—Dead Ball, Live Ball, Golden Age, Expansion, and Steroid Era—it answers questions about hitting, pitching, fielding, base running, managing, scouting and ownership that vex even the most ardent fans of the game. Moreover, this book is an appreciation of how baseball’s traditions began.
Little Baseball
Author: Brad Herzog
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN: 1410308197
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Now even the smallest of fans can enjoy a book about their favorite sport. Rhyming riddles accompanied by colorful artwork help introduce the game's simplest, most basic elements.
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN: 1410308197
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Now even the smallest of fans can enjoy a book about their favorite sport. Rhyming riddles accompanied by colorful artwork help introduce the game's simplest, most basic elements.
Baseball Coloring Book
Author: Coloring Pages Studio
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781539630562
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Baseball Coloring Book for Kids Kids of all ages will enjoy this awesome coloring book filled with fun coloring pages. It is a great way for kids to become more acquainted with baseball and enjoy coloring at the same time! Benefits of Coloring Coloring has many hidden benefits that you might not be aware of. We can all agree that it is fun, but did you know that coloring can: Improve focus Enhance creativity Improve motor skills Relieve stress Coloring Pages Studio The Coloring Pages Studio was founded to create fun coloring books for all ages to enjoy. You can browse our vast catalogue and find a coloring book that will suit your interest and needs! Scroll up and click 'buy' to get a copy today!
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781539630562
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Baseball Coloring Book for Kids Kids of all ages will enjoy this awesome coloring book filled with fun coloring pages. It is a great way for kids to become more acquainted with baseball and enjoy coloring at the same time! Benefits of Coloring Coloring has many hidden benefits that you might not be aware of. We can all agree that it is fun, but did you know that coloring can: Improve focus Enhance creativity Improve motor skills Relieve stress Coloring Pages Studio The Coloring Pages Studio was founded to create fun coloring books for all ages to enjoy. You can browse our vast catalogue and find a coloring book that will suit your interest and needs! Scroll up and click 'buy' to get a copy today!
Max and Ollie's Guide to Baseball
Author: Stephanie Duchaine Montgomery
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578667140
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A children's picture book for young baseball lovers, and soon to be baseball lovers!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578667140
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A children's picture book for young baseball lovers, and soon to be baseball lovers!
Low and Inside
Author: Harry Allen Smith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781891369148
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Low and Inside" covers baseball's follies and freaks from the sports origins in the mists of the 19th century until about 1915. "A fascinating and hilarious collection. It is something that should be sandwiched between Marcel Proust and "forever Amber" on every bookshelf!"
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781891369148
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Low and Inside" covers baseball's follies and freaks from the sports origins in the mists of the 19th century until about 1915. "A fascinating and hilarious collection. It is something that should be sandwiched between Marcel Proust and "forever Amber" on every bookshelf!"