It's Outta Here!
The Might and Majesty of the Home Run
Published on 6. April 2021
64 pages
978-1-7284-1908-4 (ISBN)
Description
It''s outta here!In 1921, New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth smashed a home run that sailed 575 feet (175 m), the longest homer ever hit in a Major League Baseball game. Ruth''s home runs thrilled fans and revolutionized the game. One hundred years later, the home run is still the most exciting play in baseball.Do you know:Why it's easier to hit home runs in some ballparks than others?Why Reggie Jackson's nickname is Mr. October?Who Major League Baseball's all-time home run leaders are?Read about baseball's greatest sluggers and the most incredible, jaw-dropping home runs in the sport. Find out how home runs went from afterthoughts in baseball's early years to awesome, game-changing moments that fans can't stop talking about. The walk-offs, moon shots, and record breakers are all here in thrilling detail."Holy cow! It is high; it is far; it is gone! A game winner."-starred, Kirkus Reviews
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Brookfield
United States
Publishing group
Lerner Publishing Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
US School Grade: From Fifth Grade to Eighth Grade, Reading Age: From 10 to 11 years, Interest Age: From 10 to 14 years
Illustrations
Glossary; Index; Illustrations, color; Illustrations, black and white
File size
7,19 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-7284-1908-4 (9781728419084)
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04/2021
Millbrook Press (Tm)
€51.88
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Content
- Cover
- Front Flap
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Copyright Information
- Contents
- Introduction Going Deep
- 1 The Long History of the Long Ball
- 2 The Physics of the Home Run
- 3 History's Most Memorable Home Runs
- 4 Record Book
- 5 The Future of the Long Ball
- Glossary
- Source Notes
- Further Reading
- Index
- About the Author
- Photo Acknowledgments
- Back Flap
- Back Cover
