Record-breakers of the Major Leagues

Record-breakers of the Major Leagues
Author: Louis Sabin
Publisher: Random House Trade
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1974
Genre: Baseball
ISBN: 9780394827698

Traces the careers of baseball players who have broken major league records.

Record-breakers of the Major Leagues

Record-breakers of the Major Leagues
Author: Louis Sabin
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 160
Release: 1974
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Traces the careers of baseball players who have broken major league records.

Record Breakers

Record Breakers
Author:
Publisher: Turtleback
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2003-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780613751773

Awesome baseball records are recounted in this Level 3 DK Reader. Good math and history applications.

Baseball Record Breakers

Baseball Record Breakers
Author: Doug Williams
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2015-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 162969911X

This title will give you the story behind records held by such baseball stars as Rickey Henderson, Nolan Ryan, Cal Ripken, Jr., and more. The title also features informative sidebars, fun facts, a glossary, and further resources. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Baseball's Record Breakers

Baseball's Record Breakers
Author: Hans Carroll Hetrick
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2017-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1515737608

Henry Aaron's pursuit of Babe Ruth's home run record captivated the baseball world. So did Cal Ripken's effort to outlast Lou Gehrig's ironman streak and Rickey Henderson's attempt to swipe Lou Brock's stolen-base throne. Here are pro baseball's greatest records and the stories of the players who have held, chased, and broken them.

The Major League Baseball Ultimate Book of Records

The Major League Baseball Ultimate Book of Records
Author: Major League Baseball
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2013-10-15
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0771057350

Since the first pitch was thrown, MLB has tracked the performance of every team and player, documented every hit and measured every home run. And while some plays are part of the everyday game, there are moments in baseball when a player's performance reaches a new level of greatness and new records are made. The Major League Baseball Ultimate Book of Records catalogs the game's most remarkable achievements, as well as some of the less traditional and quirky stats that all play a part in the game. MLB's team of in-house writers, researchers and historians have scoured the history of the game and written the most accurate, complete and definitive record of baseball stats and achievements. Major League Baseball Ultimate Book of Records documents the absolute best of the best and packs each achievement into this lavishly illustrated book where fans will be treated to never-before-seen photographs of their favourite players. Double-page spreads will show Henderson racing to second base to claim the stolen base record, while another full color spread celebrates Bond's crushing hit that set a new threshold for most home-runs. All the records are here, each with an account of events and spectacular photographs that make this truly the most spectacular baseball book ever published.

Baseball's Game Changers

Baseball's Game Changers
Author: George Castle
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2016-02-18
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1493019473

The first book in the new Lyons Press GAME CHANGERS sports series answers the questions: What were the 50 most revolutionary personalities, rules, pieces of equipment, controversies, organizational changes, radio and television advancements, and more in the history National Pastime? And how, exactly, did they forever change the game? Baseball’s Game Changers offers fascinating, detailed explanations along with a ranking system from 1 to 50 that is sure to inspire debate among baseball aficionados. Ranging from each sport’s beginnings to today and tackling on-the-field and off-the-field developments, the Game Changers series offers a history of each sport through their turning-points and innovations. Full-color, and including 30 photos plus pull-outs and sidebars, books within the Game Changers series are important and entertaining additions to every sports fan’s library.

Record Breakers

Record Breakers
Author: Jon Scher
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2003
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780789498427

Tells the stories behind baseball's record breaking statistics.

Mookie Betts

Mookie Betts
Author: Budd Bailey
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2019-12-15
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 1502651076

Some athletes not only thrill their fans with their skill on the playing field but also inspire their followers by overcoming obstacles along the way. That combination has helped make such people icons in our culture. One of those great icons is baseball's Mookie Betts. The five-foot-nine Betts always displayed great athletic ability, but many considered him too small to climb up the sports ladder. However, Betts overcame those doubters to become one of his sport's best players. In 2018, he became the first ever American League player to win baseball's Most Valuable Player, Silver Slugger, Gold Glove, batting title, and World Series title in the same season. This biography tells the exciting story of the Boston Red Sox star, including the victory of his team in the 2018 World Series. This bio features stats, photographs, and the words of teammates, coaches, opponents, and Betts himself.

Koppett's Concise History of Major League Baseball

Koppett's Concise History of Major League Baseball
Author: Leonard Koppett
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2004-03-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780786712861

Baseball's greatest asset is the richness of its lore, and Leonard Koppett has made the entire treasure of the game's history accessible in one enjoyable volume. In his lively narratives on the shape and significance of each season from baseball's nineteenth-century beginnings to the updated and expanded sections on the last decade, Koppett explains the changes in baseball-the-game and baseball-the-business that forged the major leagues we know today. Each chapter recounts trends, players, and events during different eras; offers succinct seasonal recaps, and summarizes how the consequences of that particular baseball era set the stage for the next. On the origins and evolution of on-the-field play—from the 1880s origin of pitching high and tight then low and away, to modern-day use of body armor at bat—plus statistics and record-breaking achievements, Koppett's got it covered. On business and organizational controversies, such as the introduction of night baseball, radio and TV broadcasting, free agency, strike actions, divisional play-offs, and the policies of owners and commissioners, Koppett's got it covered. One-stop reading for the most essential stories, statistics, and opinions on the major leagues, Koppett's Concise History of Major League Baseball is the most original baseball reference available.