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Baseball's Top 100

The Game's Greatest Records

by (author) Kerry Banks

Publisher
Greystone Books Ltd
Initial publish date
Mar 2010
Category
Statistics, Baseball & Softball, Trivia
Recommended Age
9 to 18
Recommended Grade
3 to 12
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781553655077
    Publish Date
    Mar 2010
    List Price
    $15.95

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Description

Baseball's Top 100 is the ultimate collection of achievements on the diamond. From the most grand slams in a career to the most consecutive stolen bases — the best of the best is all here. Sports writer and trivia master Kerry Banks has scoured all the record books and selected the top 100 of Major League Baseball’s most fantastic feats. Many significant records belong to the most familiar names in baseball — home-run king Barry Bonds, slugging champ Babe Ruth, hit machine Joe DiMaggio — but Banks highlights previously overlooked record holders as well. Did you know that the player who hit the most doubles in one season is an obscure citizen of "Red Sox Nation" named Earl Webb who started his career as a pitcher? And, bet you haven’t heard of Harvey Haddix. He holds the record for most consecutive batters retired by a pitcher in one game — and he did it all while suffering from a head cold! This is a must-have for fans of the "Grand Old Game."

About the author

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Kerry Banks is an award-winning magazine journalist and author. His works include Pavel Bure: The Riddle of the Russian Rocket and record books on hockey, baseball, and basketball. He is also the author of the children's Hockey Heroes series. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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