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author: Mellage, Nanette Vanwright
Biography of Josh Gibson, member of Negro League baseball team the Homestead Grays.
920
year: 2001
copies: 4
call number/section: 920
lexile: 950

Hank Aaron

author: Golenbock, Peter
A biography of the Hall of Fame baseball player who broke Babe Ruth's career home run record.
920
year: 2005
copies: 55
call number/section: 920
lexile: 600
subjects: aaron, hank, baseball players [X], african americans

Young Jackie Robinson

author: Farrell, Edward
A biography of the first African-American player in modern American major league baseball, emphasizing the prejudice he had to overcome by sheer courage.
FIC
year: 1992
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 580
subjects: robinson, jackie, baseball players [X], african americans

Dwight Gooden, King Of The Ks

author: Rosenthal, Bert
Traces the life and baseball career of the New York Mets pitcher, known as "Dr.
920
year: 1985
copies: 1
call number/section: 920
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subjects: gooden, dwight, baseball players [X], african americans

Nolan Ryan

author: Reiser, Howard
A biography of the Texas Rangers pitcher who, after twenty-six seasons in major league baseball, has won more than 300 games, pitched seven no-hitters, and holds the record for most strikeouts.
920
year: 1993
copies: 5
call number/section: 920
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subjects: ryan, nolan, baseball players [X]

Roy Campanella, Major League Champion

author: Greene, Carol
Life story of Roy Campanella who was one of the first African-American baseball players in the major leagues.
920
year: 1994
copies: 1
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: campanella, roy, baseball players [X], african americans

Cal Ripken, Jr.

author: Savage, Jeff
Text and photographs present a brief biography of Cal Ripken, Jr.
920
year: 1994
copies: 2
call number/section: 920
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subjects: ripken, cal, baseball players [X]

Ty Cobb

author: Kramer, Sydelle
Biography of baseball player Ty Cobb discussing his life, baseball career, and why he was one of the most hated men in baseball.
920
year: 1995
copies: 7
call number/section: 920
lexile: 620
subjects: cobb, ty, baseball players [X]

Mark Mcgwire

author: Kirkpatrick, Rob
A brief biography of the Cardinals' first baseman who broke Roger Maris's home run record by hitting 70 homers in 1998.
920
year: 2001
copies: 6
call number/section: 920
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subjects: mcgwire, mark, baseball players [X]

Ken Griffey, Jr.

author: Dougherty, Terri
Offers a brief overview of the life and career of baseball player Ken Griffey Jr.
920
year: 2001
copies: 3
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: griffey, ken, baseball players [X], african americans

Derek Jeter

author: Dougherty, Terri
Discusses the personal life and baseball career of the young man from Michigan who plays shortstop for the New York Yankees.
920
year: 2000
copies: 8
call number/section: 920
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subjects: jeter, derek, baseball players [X], racially mixed people

Top 10 Pitchers

author: Sehnert, Chris W
Profiles the lives and careers of Cy Young, Greg Maddux, Christy Mathewson, Whitey Ford, Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, Jim Palmer, Catfish Hunter, Nolan Ryan, and Fernando Valenzuela.
796.35
year: 1997
copies: 3
call number/section: 796.35
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subjects: pitchers (baseball), baseball players [X]

Baseball's Greatest Pitchers

author: Kramer, Sydelle
Relates the stories of five outstanding baseball pitchers, including Walter Johnson, Robert "Lefty" Grove, "Satchel" Page, Sandy Koufax, and Nolan Ryan.
920
year: 1992
copies: 20
call number/section: 920
lexile: 660
subjects: pitchers (baseball), baseball players [X], baseball

Alex Rodriguez

author: Armentrout, David
Looks at the life and career of Alex Rodriguez, a shortstop with the Texas Rangers professional baseball team.
920
year: 2004
copies: 12
call number/section: 920
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subjects: rodriguez, alex, baseball players [X], dominican americans

Lou Gehrig

author: Adler, David A
Traces the life of the Yankees' star ballplayer, focusing on his character and his struggle with the terminal disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
920
year: 2001
copies: 101
call number/section: 920
lexile: 750
subjects: gehrig, lou, baseball players [X]

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