Celebrate the unheralded people and stories that helped shape the game of baseball! Meet unsung pioneers, like John "Bud" Fowler, William Edward White, and brothers Moses Fleetwood Walker and Weld Walker, four African Americans who integrated white teams decades before Jackie Robinson.Discover unforgettable moments, like the time a 17-year old girl named Jackie Mtchell struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.Marvel at records. Did you know that Japanese superstar Sadaharu Oh has a whopping 113 more career homers than Hank Aaron? And that's just for starters! This lively illustrated collection of shiny nuggets of baseball lore will transform you into a superfan who knows the game better than anyone else. Someone who's got game.
| ISBN: | 9781523505531 |
| Publication date: | 17th March 2020 |
| Author: | Derrick Barnes |
| Illustrator: | John John Bajet |
| Publisher: | Workman Children's an imprint of Little, Brown |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 172 pages |
| Series: | Who Got Game? |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ball games and sports: Baseball and Softball History People / Places |