Fifth Inning Fade-out
- ISBN-10
- 0803822871
- ISBN-13
- 9780803822870
- Category
- Baseball stories
- Pages
- 124
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1972
- Publisher
- Hastings House Book Publishers
- Author
- Caary Paul Jackson
Description
Joe's position as pitcher for his Khoury League team is threatened because he always falls apart after four innings.
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