The Everything Kids Baseball Book

by Mintzer, Richard

• ISBN13: 9781580624893
• ISBN10: 1580624898
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Adams Media Corp

Summary

Provides information on baseball skills, the history of the sport, notable players, the Hall of Fame, baseball fields, the World Series, statistics and records, scorekeeping, baseball cards, and related topics.

Table of Contents

Introduction	iv
Playing the Game	1	(14)
Some Basics	2	(2)
Hitting	4	(1)
Base Running	5	(3)
Base Stealing	8	(1)
Pitching	8	(3)
Defense	11	(4)
The History of Baseball	15	(24)
The Earliest Games	16	(2)
Baseball Through the Decades	18	(15)
Baseball Today	33	(1)
The Negro Leagues	34	(5)
The Greats of the Game	39	(32)
Pitchers	40	(7)
Hitters	47	(14)
The Stars of Today	61	(10)
The Hall of Fame	71	(6)
Popular Hall of Fame Exhibits	72	(2)
A Little History of the Hall	74	(1)
The Hall of Fame Players	75	(2)
Ballparks	77	(6)
Neat New Ballparks	79	(1)
Classic Old Ballparks	80	(2)
High in the Sky Ballpark	82	(1)
New Park, Old Look	82	(1)
The World Series	83	(6)
World Series Highlights	85	(4)
Statistics and Records	89	(16)
Box Score	91	(5)
Player Statistics	96	(2)
The Standings	98	(1)
Games Back	99	(1)
Record Holders and Top 10 Lists	100	(5)
Keeping Score	105	(10)
Scoring Symbols	106	(2)
Other Scoring Symbols for Hitters	108	(3)
Runner's Symbols	111	(1)
Baseball Questions and Answers	111	(4)
Baseball Cards	115	(6)
Some Baseball Card History	117	(1)
Why Are Some Cards More Valuable Than Others?	118	(1)
Rookie Cards	119	(2)
Extra Innings: Books, Web Sites, and More	121	(8)
Baseball Books	122	(2)
Lists, Quotes, Jokes, and Statistics Books	124	(1)
Magazines	125	(1)
Baseball Online	126	(3)
Glossary	129	(3)
Puzzle Answers	132	(3)
Index	135