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The Ultimate Collection of Pro Baseball Records (Sports Illustrated Kids: For the Record)

Wacholtz, Anthony

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9781429687140: The Ultimate Collection of Pro Baseball Records (Sports Illustrated Kids: For the Record)

Synopsis

Baseball is a sport overflowing with numbers. Home runs, on base percentage, strikeouts, errors there’s no end to the statistics! Find the answers to the following questions and more inside The Ultimate Collection of Pro Baseball Records. Who holds the record for most consecutive games played? Which speedster leads the majors in career steals? How many players have hit for the natural cycle? Which pitcher has the most career walks?

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About the Author

Anthony Wacholtz has been a baseball fan since he was old enough to pick up a bat and ball. He earned a degree in English from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and has written a baseball records books and a biography on All-Star catcher Joe Mauer. Besides playing softball and following his favorite team, the Minnesota Twins, he enjoys pitting his baseball knowledge against others in fantasy baseball.

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Gr 4-9-Consisting largely of top-ten lists with brief anecdotal accounts of particular highlights and small color action photos, these browsing items will rivet confirmed fans. Each book is organized into gatherings of individual, team, and postseason records (Basketball includes a separate chapter for the WNBA) and closes with an index of names and leads to relevant print and Web resources. Though most of the cited feats are positive ones, some (such as most "Penalty Minutes" in Hockey and "Personal Fouls" in Basketball) track less laudable behavior. Quick nearby descriptions give non-fans clues about what specialized stats ("3-Pointers," "Hat Trick") mean, and with rare exceptions, such as a table of "Coldest Games" in Football, the chosen data is significant. The fly in the ointment, of course, is that though the statistics include the 2011 seasons, much of the information will be out of date by the time these volumes arrive on shelves.α(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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