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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Few names in the history of baseball evoke the excellence and dynamism that Rickey Henderson's does. He holds the record for the most stolen bases in a single game, and he's scored more runs than any player ever. 2If you cut Rickey Henderson in half, you'd have two Hall of Famers,3 the baseball historian Bill James once said. But perhaps even more than his prowess on the field, Rickey Henderson's is a story of Oakland, California, the town that...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tells the remarkable story of Larry Doby, the first Black baseball player in the American League, an unsung hero who in 1947 signed with the Cleveland Indians and went on to set amazing records that rendered him a seven-time All Star and launched him into the Hall of Fame.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
1010L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A revelatory portrait of the life and legacy of the heroic baseball legend explores how, despite his amazing athletic abilities, he was challenged to break the color barrier and overcome significant discrimination in order to play in Major League Baseball.
6) Till the end
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The memoir of the life of one of the most beloved baseball players of his generation, a raw, compelling story of baseball, family, fame, addiction, loss, and a champion's resilience"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Jackie Robinson always loved sports, especially baseball. He could run, leap, and throw better than any other kid around. But he lived at a time when the rules weren't fair to African Americans: Even though Jackie was a great athlete, he wasn't allowed on the best teams just because of the color of his skin. Jackie knew that sports were best when everyone, of every color, played together. He became the first black baseball player on a major-league...
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Publisher
Capstone Editions, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
960L
Language
English
Description
"Mamie "Peanut" Johnson had one dream: to play professional baseball. She was a talented player, but she wasn't welcome on the all-white Girls Pro Baseball League team due to the color of her skin. However, a greater opportunity came her way in 1953 when Johnson signed to play ball with the Negro Leagues' Indianoplis Clowns, becoming the only professional female pitcher to play on a men's team. During the three years she played with the team, her...
11) Jackie Robinson
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Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
When Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers he became the fir st African American to play on a white Major League Baseball team. Read about how Robinson changed the face of baseball when he broke the color barrier and opened the door for the non-white players that followed.
13) Jackie Robinson
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Triumph Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
At 15, Willie Horton received his first contract offer to become a professional baseball player. At 20, he smacked his first major-league home run. At 24, Horton stood in full uniform on the hood of his car, in the midst of burning homes and overturned vehicles, and pleaded for an end to the violence of the 1967 Detroit riots. In this new autobiography, Horton shares the fascinating story of his life and career, from growing up in Detroit's Jeffries...
Author
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Buck O'Neil once described him as 2Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and Tris Speaker rolled into one.3 Among experts he is regarded as the best player in Negro Leagues history. During his prime he became a legend in Cuba and one of black America's most popular figures. Yet even among serious sports fans, Oscar Charleston is virtually unknown today. In a long career spanning from 1915 to 1954, Charleston played against, managed, befriended, and occasionally fought...
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The extraordinary, unlikely, and inspirational true story of the friendships formed between Cam Perron-a white, baseball-obsessed teenager from Boston-and hundreds of former professional Negro League players, who were still awaiting the recognition and compensation that they deserved from Major League Baseball more than fifty years after their playing days were over"--
Author
Publisher
Random House Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Description
Traces the life of the first black Major League baseball player of the modern era, detailing his childhood, his career as an MVP-award winning baseball player, and a hero of the civil rights movement.
Author
Publisher
Sports Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"When people think of baseball trailblazers, their minds immediately go to Jackie Robinson. He was the man who broke the color barrier, appearing in 1947 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, and would go on to a Hall of Fame career. His number 42 is retired throughout baseball, and every year MLB holds "Jackie Robinson Day" across the league. But he was far from the only trailblazer. That same year, a twenty-three-year-old Larry Doby appeared in a game for the...
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