Download or read book At the Plate With Mark McGwire written by Matt Christopher and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1999-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Depicts the life and career of the St. Louis Cardinals slugger, who holds the record for most homeruns in one season.
Download or read book At the Plate with Marc McGwire written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-12-19 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the start of the 1998 major league baseball season, St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Mark McGwire hit a home run. In the games that followed, he did it again. And again. And again. And again. By the end of the season, in late September, he had done the hardest thing in baseball an earth-shattering seventy times. He didn't just break the decades-old single-season home-run record set by Roger Maris in 1961-he shattered it. And by doing so, he not only set a new benchmark for players to strive for, but also reminded people that baseball is fun, a game to be enjoyed, with heroes who play for the love of the sport, not for the love of money. In this powerful biography of the most talked-about man in baseball, Matt Christopher, the number one sports series for kids, explores the slugger's childhood days on the diamond as well as the ups and downs of his college and professional career. For more information on the Matt Christopher Sports Bio Bookshelf, please see the last pages of this book.
Download or read book At the Plate With Mark McGwire written by Matt Christopher and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-05 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Depicts the life and career of the St. Louis Cardinals slugger, who holds the record for most homeruns in one season.
Download or read book Mark McGwire written by Rob Rains and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of Mark McGwire, one of baseball's hottest sluggers, following his quest for the all-time single-season home run record. The powerhouse player who's revolutionizing the game... In 1998, Mark McGwire made baseball history by breaking the legendary 61-home-run record set by Roger Maris in 1961. Not only did the outstanding Cardinals player break Maris' mark, he surpassed it by hitting 70 in one season! Find out all the facts on McGwire, from his childhood in Southern California to his time with the Oakland A's, to his major league comeback with the St. Louis Cardinals. Learn what it takes to make baseball superstardom-and how to hit a home run on all of life's playing fields. With eight pages of photos, plus new information on McGwire's record-breaking season!
Download or read book At the Plate with Sammy Sosa written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-12-19 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the 1998 baseball season, two names made the headlines more than any others: Mark McGwire, the eventual home run king, and Sammy Sosa, the runner-up in a race that won the hearts of baseball fans worldwide. Yet at the end of the day, it was Sosa who walked away with the National League's MVP award, not McGwire. Why? Because Sosa had dug the dismal 1997 Chicago Cubs out of the cellar not just with his home runs, but also with his spectacular all-around play. Yet Sosa's contributions off the field, both in the States and in his native land, the Dominican Republic, are even more impressive. In this powerful biography of one of the most admired sluggers in baseball, Matt Christopher, the number one sports series for kids, traces Sosa's life from his poverty-stricken childhood-when shining shoes put food on the table-to his professional career. For more information on the Matt Christopher Sports Bio Bookshelf, please see the last pages of this book.
Download or read book Mark McGwire written by Jeff Savage and published by LernerSports. This book was released on 1999 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a biography of the St. Louis Cardinal slugger who broke Roger Maris' single-season home run record in 1998.
Download or read book Mark McGwire written by Stew Thornley and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at the baseball career and life of slugger Mark McGwire. From his early love of baseball to his power hitting heroics, author Stew Thornley chronicles the life of this superstar. Thornley also includes McGwire's home run record-breaking baseball season. Action photographs, fact boxes, chapter notes, career statistics, an address for fan mail, and an index are also included in the book.
Download or read book Perfect Game written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Little League World Series is within reach Two weeks of intense competition remain to decide the final teams for the Little League World Series. This year, the anticipation is high as it's possible that both of the previous final two teams will return, a very rare occurrence. And those are the teams Carter and Liam now play for! These two players, one from each team, are thinking the same thought: How can I play against my best friend? Join Liam and Carter as they work their way to the Little League World Series in this thrilling series.
Download or read book McGwire and Sosa written by James Preller and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 1998-10 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summarizes the record breaking year including final, full-season stats.
Download or read book Mark McGwire written by Mark Stewart and published by Children's Press(CT). This book was released on 1999 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a biography of the St. Louis Cardinal slugger who broke Roger Maris' single-season home run record in 1998.
Download or read book Challenge at Second Base written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-12-19 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CHALLENGE AT SECOND BASE Stan Martin's chances of playing second base seem next to zero at the start of the season. His rival for the position, Gary Newman, looks tough to beat. Stan loves baseball-maybe even more than his brother, Phil, who played pro ball until quitting suddenly the year before-but after experiencing a few setbacks, Stan is tempted to quit too. Then Stan receives a mysterious note telling him to stick it out-and soon Stan finds himself face-to-face with the challenge at second base.
Download or read book Planet of the Umps written by Ken Kaiser and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-04-19 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this hysterical autobiography, Major League Baseball umpire Ken Kaiser brings to life his twenty-five years on the baseball diamond.
Download or read book Mark McGwire written by Phelan Powell and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2001-09 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a biography of the St. Louis Cardinal power hitter who broke Roger Maris' single-season home run record in 1998.
Download or read book Mark McGwire Chipper Jones written by Jon David Gelberg and published by East End Publishing, Limited. This book was released on 1997 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dual biography of two of professional baseball's superstars, Mark McGwire, first baseman of the Oakland A's, and Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones.
Download or read book Celebrating 70 written by Bernie Miklasz and published by McGraw-Hill/Contemporary. This book was released on 1998 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a homer-by-homer review of the St. Louis Cardinal slugger's single-season home run record.
Download or read book Top Wing written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-12-19 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When his father is accused of causing a fire through faulty wiring, Dana tries to get to the bottom of the allegations. But when he discovers the shocking truth, he must decide whether to keep quiet or ruin a reputation by going public.
Download or read book Vindicated written by Jose Canseco and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2005, Jose Canseco blew the lid off Major League Baseball's steroid scandal--and no one believed him. His New York Times bestselling memoir Juiced met a firestorm of criticism and outrage from the media, coaches, clubs, and players, many of whom Canseco had personally introduced to steroids--with a needle in the ass. Baseball's former golden boy, Rookie of the Year, onetime Most Valuable Player, and owner of two World Series rings was called a liar. In Vindicated, Canseco picks up where Juiced left off, revealing details even more shocking than in his controversial first book. He spills never-before-implicated names--arguably the biggest in the game of baseball--and explores the mystery of one celebrated player about whom key information was suddenly excised from Juiced at the last minute. He talks candidly about what the Mitchell Report did--and didn't--get right, why steroid use became so rampant, and how his life has changed since he tore the lid off Pandora's box.--From publisher description.
