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Author
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jane Leavy's Sandy Koufax spent several months on the New York Times best-seller list. This compelling biography examines the life and career of one of Major League Baseball's biggest legends. At 30, Brooklyn-born L.A. Dodger Sandy Koufax walked away from baseball, accomplishing all he wanted to while playing the game he loved. Adored by fans and his fellow athletes, he left behind an incredible legacy-one that southpaw pitchers have tried to live
...4) Hank Aaron
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Details the life of Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron, the first person to break Babe Ruth's career record of 714 home runs.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
After the Red Sox traded their celebrated pitcher, Babe Ruth, to the Yankees, their winning streak ended, rumors of a curse began to spread, and more than eighty years passed before the Red Sox finally won another World Series.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Formats
Description
A one-handed pitcher who became one of the select few to pitch a no-hitter in Major League Baseball explains how he rose above his disability to excel at the sport he loved in high school, college, and adulthood.
7) Joe DiMaggio
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Describes the life and career of the legendary New York Yankees star Joe DiMaggio.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Drawing on more than five hundred interviews with loved ones and fellow baseball players, the author crafts a deeply personal biography of the Yankee great, weaving her own memories of the major league slugger with an authoritative account of his life onand off the field.
Author
Publisher
Astra Publishing House
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Chronicles the story of the legendary baseball star, his favorite bat, Betsy Ann, and the longest hitting streak in baseball history, which united the country on the brink of World War II.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
This title introduces Hank Aaron who has had a great influence on his sport and in his society. Career highlights, battles along the way, and humanitarian contributions are discussed. Aaron's legacy is told through informative sidebars, captivating photos, and engaging text. SportsZone is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
13) Nolan Ryan
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
c1992
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
124 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the only pitcher to have thrown a no-hitter in three different decades.
14) Mickey Mantle
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Traces the life and accomplishments of the New York Yankee known for his hitting ability.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2018
"Leavy's newest masterpiece....
...Author
Publisher
Twelve
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 257 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The five-time World Series champion and five-time All-Star elaborates on his most important hitting principles, lessons, and memories, providing constant insights into the beauty and frustration of playing baseball.
17) Jackie Robinson
Author
Publisher
World Almanac Library
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
North American ed., U.S. ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the life and career of Jackie Robinson, the baseball legend who became the first African-American to play in the major leagues.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c1989
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the years of segregation in baseball and tells the life story of Jackie Robinson, explaining how he came to break baseball's color barrier.
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