Good Wood: The Story of the Baseball Bat - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Good Wood: The Story of the Baseball Bat write by Stuart Miller. This book was released on 2011-11-15. Good Wood: The Story of the Baseball Bat available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In Good Wood, New York Times contributor Stuart Miller takes readers on a journey through the rich and storied—and occasionally nefarious—story of the baseball bat and those who have made them and swung them. With over 50 photos, Miller reveals the creation, history, and development of the bat, brings readers up to date on modern methods and materials for making bats, and explores the folklore surrounding bats.
Crack of the Bat
Crack of the Bat - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Crack of the Bat write by Bob Hill. This book was released on 2002. Crack of the Bat available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Crack of the Bat is a comprehensive and entertaining look at the most famous icon in the history of baseball, the Louisville Slugger bat. It includes the evolution of bats from pioneer wagon tongues to the sleek aluminum models of today. It examines the amazing physics involved in hitting a baseball, where .003 seconds means the difference between a home run and a foul ball. It tells the fascinating history of the still family-owned Hillerich & Bradsby Company, which in just 80 years went from making butter churns to making seven million bats a year. Reinforcing this are dozens of stories about the bats themselves, and the personal idiosyncracies of the most famous hitters in baseball history, including Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Stan Musial, Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Tony Gwynn, Cal Ripken Jr. and Derek Jeter. The book explains why the players picked the bats they did, the amazing lengths they would go to to protect them, and how valuable these bats have now become in the hands of collectors. Illustrated with hundreds of archival photographs, baseball decals, and icons, many in color, this book will become as much a cherished keepsake as some of the bats it describes.
Lucky Baseball Bat
Lucky Baseball Bat - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Lucky Baseball Bat write by Matt Christopher. This book was released on 2004-08. Lucky Baseball Bat available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. When Martin, the Tigers' newest slugger, loses his lucky baseball bat, he fears that he has also lost his ability to play baseball
The Cat, the Rat, and the Baseball Bat (My Readers Level 1)
The Cat, the Rat, and the Baseball Bat (My Readers Level 1) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Cat, the Rat, and the Baseball Bat (My Readers Level 1) write by Andy Griffiths. This book was released on 2013-05-21. The Cat, the Rat, and the Baseball Bat (My Readers Level 1) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "What happens when a cat meets a rat with a baseball bat?"--P. [4] of cover.
Brothers at Bat
Brothers at Bat - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Brothers at Bat write by Audrey Vernick. This book was released on 2012-04-03. Brothers at Bat available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Acerra family had sixteen children, including twelve ball-playing boys. It was the 1930s, and many families had lots of kids. But only one had enough to field a baseball team . . . with three on the bench! The Acerras were the longest-playing all-brother team in baseball history. They loved the game, but more important, they cared for and supported each other and stayed together as a team. Nothing life threw their way could stop them. Full of action, drama, and excitement, this never-before-told true story is vividly brought to life by Audrey Vernick’s expert storytelling and Steven Salerno’s stunning vintage-style art.
