The Baseball Fanbook: Everything You Need To Know To Become a Hardball Know-It-All

Gr 5–8—The author of the acclaimed The Football Fanbook has scored another major hit with this latest addition to the series that is sure to whet the appetite of fans of Major League Baseball (MLB). Whether for browsing or for obtaining information, this title has loads of action photographs in color, easy-to-understand charts and diagrams, and profiles of numerous players. One of the best chapters covers obscure facts. (All Major League baseballs are made by hand in Costa Rica. Also, Hank Aaron received a plaque from the U.S. Post Office in the 1970s for receiving so much mail—one million letters.) Baseball records, skills that baseballers should master and understand, comparisons of current stars with legendary ones, tidbits about all 30 MLB teams, and lingo that fans should know are among the topics covered.