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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
A biography of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American player in major league baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, discussing his family, college and military years, athletic abilities, career in the Negro Leagues, move to the majors, and activism on behalf of African-Americans.
3) Mike Trout
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
The story of the Los Angeles Angels Rookie of the Year and MVP award-winning hitter.
4) Babe Ruth
Author
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A simple biography of one of the best known figures in the history of baseball, home-run hitter Babe Ruth.
Author
Series
Legends volume 1
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 6
Description
Presents a history of America's pastime that discusses many of its most notable players, teams, rivalries, and moments, from Jackie Robinson's breaking of the color barrier to the home run race between Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire.
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Before he is known as the Babe, George Herman Ruth is just a boy who lives in Baltimore and gets into a lot of trouble. But when he turns seven, his father brings him to the gates of Saint Mary's Industrial School for Boys, and his life is changed forever. At Saint Mary's, he's expected to study hard and follow a lot of rules. But there is one good thing about Saint Mary's: almost every day, George gets to play baseball. Here, under the watchful eye...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"This fully illustrated history tells the story of women's first "league of their own," the All-American Girl's Professional Baseball League (1943-1954), as told through the engaging voices of the people who knew it best: the players! Author Anika Orrock has collected a range of funny, charming, wince-worthy and heart-warming vignettes as told by the players themselves from their various experiences playing in the AAGBPL, from the very first tryouts...
18) Jackie Robinson
Author
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers he became the fir st African American to play on a white Major League Baseball team. Read about how Robinson changed the face of baseball when he broke the color barrier and opened the door for the non-white players that followed.