Kelly, David A. (David Andrew)
Summary: Cousins Mike and Kate set out to catch the person who is selling counterfeit baseball shirts in the Texas Rangers' ballpark.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED KELSummary: "Texas Rangers Augustus McCrae and Woodrow F. Call are now young men dealing with the ever increasing tensions of adult life-- Gus with his great love, Clara, and Call with Maggie, the young prostitute who is in love with him. McCrae and Call join a Ranger troop in pursuit of three outlaws: Comanche Chief Buffalo Hump, Comanche horse thief Kicking Wolf and Ahumado, the deadly Mexican bandit...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2008
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1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: DVD WESTERN COMKelly, David A.
Summary: On January 5, 1920, the Boston Red Sox traded Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees. That's when, some say, that the Red Sox's reversal of fortune began.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2009
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Summary: For 108 years, fans of Chicago Cubs baseball suffered every playofff season, with mishap after mishap each being traced back to 1945 when a friendly goat was kicked out of a World Series game. But the 2016 season felt different. Would this finally be the year that the Billy Goat Curse was reversed? Author Brad Herzog tells the story of the curse's origin and follows the Cubs right through that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HERKelly, David A.
Summary: In New York City for the annual series between rival teams, the Yankees and the Mets, Mike and Kate investigate a spate of pranks, thefts, and sabotage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED BPMSSCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED KELContents: Disc one. Can the circle be unbroken (bye and bye) (The Carter Family) -- Mule skinner blues (blue yodel no. 8) (Jimmie Rodgers) -- Barbara Allen (Bradley Kincaid) -- I'll fly away (James and Martha Carson) -- If the river was whiskey (Charlie Poole with the North Carolina Ramblers) -- Fox chase (DeFord Bailey) -- Blue yodel number 9 (standin' on the corner) (Jimmie Rodgers) -- Wildwood flower...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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4 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD SHOW MUSIC COUKelly, David A. (David Andrew)
Summary: Through the window of their hotel room in the Toronto Blue Jays baseball stadium, cousins Mike and Kate spot strange blue lights flashing across the bullpen and decide to investigate.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2015
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED KELHerman, Gail
Summary: Highlights the life and accomplishments of the shortstop and captain of the New York Yankees.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2015
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 921 JETCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BASKET JETERSummary: "On June 12, 1970, Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 136 years of baseball history, only 276 no-hitters have been recorded. Dock is the only pitcher to ever claim he accomplished his while high on LSD. During his 12 years in the major leagues, Dock lived the expression "Black is Beautiful!" He wore curlers on the field. He stepped out of his Cadillac wearing the widest...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC NOCohen, Rich
Summary: For Rich Cohen and millions of other fans, the Chicago Cubs have always been more than a team: they've been the protagonists of a King Arthur epic, in search of the Holy Grail that is winning the World Series. A chronicle of the last few miraculous seasons as experienced through the prism of Cubs history, The Chicago Cubs tracks the famous curse, which was placed on the team in 1945 by the...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2017
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 796.357 COHContents: Called to the foreign field ; I am bound for the promised land ; Where we'll never grow old ; When they ring the golden bells ; To the work ; Do not wait 'till I'm laid beneath the clay ; The days of my childhood plays ; We shall be reunited (Alfred G. Karnes) -- Crossed old Jordan's stream (Bird's Kentucky Corn Crackers) -- I am on my way to heaven (Hill Brothers with Willie Simmons) -- Music...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: JSP Records 2005
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RELIGIOUS MOUSummary: They were one of the most famous, and infamous teams in college history. Arriving on the campus at the University of Michigan in the fall of 1991, these five freshmen (Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson) not only electrified the game, but also brought new style to the masses with their baggy shorts, black socks, and brash talk. Now viewers can see them in a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV FABAlonso, Nathalie
Summary: Young Roberto loved baseball so much that he played with a tree branch and tin cans in Carolina, Puerto Rico, practicing until he was chosen to play for a Major League team -- in chilly Montreal! Although he showed his talent as part of the Pittsburgh Pirates, he still faced discrimination from people who wouldn't accept a Black man who demanded to be called Roberto instead of Bob in the middle...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CLESummary: Little big league: An inspiring family comedy adventure about a boy's determination to put the fun back into baseball after inheriting the Minnesota Twins.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2011
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD KiKelly, David A. (David Andrew)
Summary: "Babe Ruth's baseball glove goes missing before a Baltimore Orioles game. It's up to cousins Mike and Kate to find its whereabouts"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED BPM 15Summary: This passionate and inspirational documentary goes up close and personal to capture the Roosevelt Roughriders girls' basketball team during six turbulent seasons, taking us far beyond the court to the unbridled desire to make history.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HEASummary: "In 1946, Branch Rickey ... owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, took a stand against Major League Baseball's infamous color line when he signed Jackie Robinson ... to the team. The deal put both men in the crosshairs of the public, the press and even other players. Facing unabashed racism from every side, Robinson was forced to demonstrate tremendous courage and let his talent on the field win over...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2013
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY DRAMA FORRosenstock, Barb
Summary: Chronicles the story of the legendary baseball star, his favorite bat, Betsy Ann, and the longest hitting streak in baseball history, which united the country on the brink of World War II.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boyds Mills Pr 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 DIMMaraniss, Andrew
Summary: A biography of the first African American basketball player in the Southeastern Conference details his struggles against racism, persistence of will, and role as a civil rights trailblazer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WALSummary: He was called 'the bionic kid'. Todd Marinovich was molded by his father to be an athlete from birth, including stretching exercises in his crib and a strict diet and fitness routine. A pioneer who developed ground-breaking strength and conditioning techniques, Marv Marinovich believed his strict systems would sculpt his son into a top athlete. But along with the pursuit of perfection came...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ESPN Home Entertainment 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MARContents: Dear boy / W. H. Cobb -- Defeated, again / Detroit Free Press -- Life is short / Frank Navin -- A new home / E. A. Batchelor -- A day with Cobb / F. C. Lane -- A baseball romance / Baseball Magazine -- To war / Chicago Tribune -- Germany the jokester / Hugh Jennings -- Ownie Carroll / Babe Ruth -- Schoolboy / C. E. Parker -- Yearning for Detroit / Vera Brown -- Game four / Damon Runyon --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.357 STAIanni, Anthony
Summary: "'They don't know me. They don't know what I'm capable of.' Diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder, a form of autism, as a toddler, Anthony Ianni wasn't expected to succeed in school or participate in sports, but he had other ideas. As a child, Ianni told anybody who would listen, including head coach Tom Izzo, that he would one day play for the Michigan State Spartans. Centered:...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Red Lightning Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 IANNI, ANTHONY IANCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B IANNI IANSummary: A fast-break drama series chronicling the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of the sports₂ most revered and dominant dynasties a team that defined its era, both on and off the court. The series examines one of the professional sports' most beloved empires and experience the exhilarating ride of a team that dominated a decade of basketball and watches them not...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WINSummary: Native American spirit warrior Tonto recounts the tales that transformed John Reid, a prosecutor, into a Texas ranger and a legend of justice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney 2013