Gregorich, Barbara.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace & Co. 1993

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Ring, Jennifer

Summary: In 2010 twenty American women were selected to represent Team USA in the fourth Women’s Baseball World Cup in Caracas, Venezuela; most Americans, however, had no idea such a team even existed. A Game of Their Own chronicles the largely invisible history of women in baseball and offers an account of the 2010 Women’s World Cup tournament. Jennifer Ring includes oral histories of eleven members...

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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 2015

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Vernick, Audrey.

Summary: "A historical picture book about Edith Houghton, a female baseball phenomenon who joined the professional women's team the Bobbies at the age of 10"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 2016

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Johnson, Susan E.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Seal Press 1994

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Borders, Ila Jane

Summary: "Making My Pitch tells the story of Ila Jane Borders, who despite formidable obstacles became a Little League prodigy, MVP of her otherwise all-male middle school and high school teams, the first woman awarded a baseball scholarship, and the first to pitch and win a complete men's collegiate game. After Mike Veeck signed Borders in May 1997 to pitch for his St. Paul Saints of the independent...

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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 2017

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Finkbeiner, Susie

Summary: "It is 1952, and nearly all the girls 16-year-old Bertha Harding knows dream of getting married, keeping house, and raising children in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. Bertha dreams of baseball. She reads every story in the sports section, she plays ball with the neighborhood boys -- she even writes letters to the pitcher for the Workington Sweet Peas, part of the All-American Girls...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2023

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Finkbeiner, Susie

Summary: 1952, Detroit, Michigan. Bertha Harding dreams of baseball. She reads every story in the sports section, she plays ball with the neighborhood boys; she even writes letters to the pitcher for the Workington Sweet Peas, part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. When her father is accused of being part of the Communist Party by the House Un-American Activities Committee, life...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2023

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Macy, Sue.

Summary: Raised on a cattle ranch, Agnes Morley was sent to Stanford University to learn to be a lady. Yet in no time she exchanged her breeches and spurs for bloomers and a basketball; and in April 1896 she made history. In a heart-pounding game against the University of California at Berkeley, Agnes led her team to victory in the first-ever intercollegiate women's basketball game, earning national...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2011

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Benham, David

Summary: "Twin brothers David and Jason Benham grew up with big dreams of baseball and an even bigger trust in God. Though they attended a small high school with no baseball field, turned down a professional offer so they could attend college together, and faced more than one missed pitch and injuries, they kept dreaming, praying together on the field, and believing in God's provision for their lives....

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Publisher / Publication Date: W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson 2018

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Bildner, Phil

Summary: "An inspiring picture book biography about Glenn Burke, the first Major League Baseball player to come out as gay, and the story of how he created the high five, the world's most recognizable handshake. Playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Glenn Burke could do it all--hit, throw, run, field. He was the heart of the clubhouse who energized his teammates with his enthusiasm and love for the game....

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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Strauss Giroux Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC 2024

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