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Legends : the best players, games, and teams in baseball
—Bryant, Howard, 1968-
2015

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Item Details

ISBN: 9780399169038

Description: 240 pages : illustrations.

Target Audience Note:

  • Age: 8-12.
  • Grade: 4 to 6.

Contents:

  • Spring. The One and Only: Babe Ruth
  • Jackie Robinson becomes a legend
  • Willie's time: the greatness of Willie Mays
  • Too good: six years of Sandy Koufax
  • "Something for me, Mama": Henry Aaron hits #715
  • Rickey Henderson: one of a kind
  • Summer. Miracle!: the 1914 Boston Braves
  • The Boys of Summer: the 1947-55 Brooklyn Dodgers
  • The Outlaws: the 1972-74 Oakland A's
  • Saved: the 1993 San Francisco Giants
  • Too good to be true: Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa
  • Victory summer: the 1998 New York Yankees
  • Fall. Goliath falls: the 1960 World Series
  • Something to prove: Roberto Clemente's quest
  • The best ever: the 1975 World Series
  • The Original: Reggie Jackson becomes Mr. October
  • "Don't give us a chance": the 2004 Boston Red Sox
  • Joy and heartbreak: the 2011 World Series
  • A timeline of baseball's key moments (top 40 style).

LCCN: 2014031744

Control Number: 1212324

Publisher: New York : Philomel Books, [2015]
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