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Book

Baseball

Call Number

  • J 796.357 BUCK (OSH)

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Publication Information

New York : DK Publishing, 2010.

Physical Description

72 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) + 1 fold-out wall chart.

Summary

Text and detailed photographs present the history, techniques, and interesting facts of baseball.

Notes

At head of title: Eyewitness.

"Discover the history, heroes, gear, and games of America's national pastime"--Cover.

"Clip-art CD"--Cover.

"Some of the material in this book previously appeared in Eyewitness baseball by James Kelly, published in 2000, 2005."--T.p. verso.

Includes index.

Contents

  • Base ball beginnings
  • Birth of the pros
  • The Babe
  • The major leagues
  • The diamond
  • Bats and balls
  • Baseball gloves
  • Hats and helmets
  • Uniforms
  • Pitching
  • Catching
  • Infield and outfield
  • Batting
  • Baserunning
  • Managers and coaches
  • Hey, Blue!
  • Cards and stats
  • The minor leagues
  • International baseball
  • The Negro leagues
  • College baseball
  • A kid's game
  • Women in baseball
  • Ballparks
  • The Baseball Hall of Fame
  • Spring training
  • World Series history
  • World Series heroes
  • The home run
  • Did you know?
  • Baseball calendar/Baseball's all-time greats.

Subjects

Added Authors

James Kelley