Breezy's achievement in pitching the first no-hitter in league history causes problems when she doesn't give her team any credit for her success.
It's a fun twist on the classic baseball story in this laugh-out-loud adventure from Matt Christopher.
The book, the first of its kind in more than fifteen years, fleshes out the colorful characters, compelling narratives and statistical oddities from baseball’s 289 no-hit efforts—as well as the many near misses that are also part of the ...
"Baseball was brought to Japan in 1873 by two American missionaries, Wilson and Maget, who taught thegame tostudents ofthe Kaisei School.The Kaisei SchoolisnowTokyo University." "Baseballis considered America's nationalpastime," ...
The fourth fantastic installment of the Fuzzy Baseball series by John Steven Gurney, the beloved illustrator of The A to Z Mysteries.
Take someone like Hugh Casey, who was never able to become a fulltime starter over his nine-year big-league career in the 1930s and '40s, but was nonetheless one of the most feared pitchers in the game, a reputation owed mostly to his ...
Fewer than half the pitchers in the National Baseball Hall of Fame have thrown a no-hitter. Many of the biggest names in pitching have never done it. This book focuses on pitchers who threw no-hitters and the no-hitters they threw.
The no-hitter is truly a special occurrence that has no equal on the playing field. In this book, each of modern baseball's 225 no-hitters is discussed in full. A brief profile and career record of each pitcher are given.
This work offers a fascinating exploration of the history and place of the designated hitter in the major leagues.
Highlighting the story with recollections and observations from owners, managers, and players past and present, he fills in the details of Vander Meer’s accomplishment—and his baseball career, which never lived up to expectations ...
These and a variety of other pitching feats comprise the contents of Rich Westcott’s latest book, Great Stuff: Baseball’s Most Amazing Pitching Feats. However, this is not a book that focuses on career records.