A baseball weighs about as much as an apple. There is nothing magical about it at all a cork center, wound yarn, and one hundred and eight red stitches. And yet.
That small ball has been thrown by a woman who was told women could not throw. Caught by a man with one arm. Carried across an ocean by boys who learned the game barefoot on red dirt, in a country where almost nobody had ever heard of baseball.
Inside this book:
• The girl who struck out Babe Ruth Jackie Mitchell, seventeen years old, 1931
• The luckiest man Lou Gehrig's farewell, and the season Pete Gray played the outfield with one arm
• The hardest promise Jackie Robinson, Satchel Paige at forty-two, and Toni Stone at second base
• The last flight Roberto Clemente's final day, spent loading a plane with supplies for strangers
• Hank Aaron, Kirk Gibson, Cal Ripken Jr., Jim Abbott, Ichiro, Mo'ne Davis and Shohei Ohtani the moments that made history
• The boys who were not allowed to come Uganda's Little League team, 2012
• Fast Facts and Extra Innings after every story, plus a beginner's guide to baseball, a glossary, a timeline, discussion questions, and a page to write a true story of your own
Now let's play ball. Get your copy today.