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Author
Publisher
Triumph Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"The Los Angeles Dodgers are one of the most storied franchises in all of sports, with enduring legacies both on and off the diamond. Chief among the hallmarks of the organization is an unparalleled pitching dominance; Dodger blue and white brings to mind brilliance on the mound and the Cy Young Awards that followed. In Brothers in Arms: Koufax, Kershaw, and the Dodgers' Extraordinary Pitching Tradition, acclaimed Dodgers writer Jon Weisman explores...
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
An unlikely friendship ignites between two baseball players. One is the team's ace pitcher and social charmer; the other is the catcher, a farm boy from Georgia who lacks sophistication. During their last season together, the two men grow in manhood and respect for themselves and each other.
27) Doc: a memoir
Author
Publisher
New Harvest, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"A brutally honest memoir of talent, addiction, and recovery from one of the greatest baseball pitchers of all time. As a shy nineteen-year-old, Dwight Gooden swept into New York, lifting a team of crazy characters to World Series greatness and giving a beleaguered city a reason to believe. Then he threw it all away. Now, with fresh and sober eyes, the Mets' beloved Dr. K shares the intimate details of his life and career, revealing all the extraordinary...
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Picking up a year after Season 2 ends, the still-audacious Kenny goes to Myrtle Beach, SC, a tourist destination filled with fireworks stores, mini-golf and underage boozing and somehow resurrects his baseball career as the closer for the minor-league Myrtle Beach Mermen. Kenny struggles to come to terms with growing older, both in his personal life, and professionally.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
970L
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Trisha McFarland, lost in the woods after she wanders off to escape the bickering between her mom and her brother, boosts her courage by imagining that her hero, Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Tom Gordon, is with her, helping her survive an unknown enemy.
Having wandered away from her arguing family during a hike on New England's Appalachian Trail, a young girl discovers that she is lost in the menacing woods with only her personal stereo...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
960L
Language
English
Description
"Mariano Rivera never dreamed of becoming a professional athlete. He didn't grow up collecting baseball cards, playing Little League, or cheering on his home team at the World Series. He had never heard of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, or Mickey Mantle. One day, that all changed. From a childhood playing pickup games in Panama to an epic career with the New York Yankees, Mariano's rise to greatness has been anything but ordinary. He's the guy...
35) The greatest game ever pitched: Juan Marichal, Warren Spahn, and the pitching duel of the century
Author
Publisher
Triumph Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
1040L
Language
English
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"--
37) Facing Nolan
Publisher
Unobstructed View Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In the world of Major League Baseball no one has created a mythology like Nolan Ryan. Told from the point of view of the hitters who faced him and the teammates who revered him, this is the definitive documentary of a Texas legend.
38) Till the end
Author
Publisher
Roc Lit 101
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The memoir of the life of one of the most beloved baseball players of his generation, a raw, compelling story of baseball, family, fame, addiction, loss, and a champion's resilience"--
39) Fastball
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Interviews of former players, from legendary Hall-of-Famers to up-and-coming All Stars.
