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1) Teammates

Author

Golenbock, Peter

Pub. Date

c1990

Language

English

Description

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Describes the racial prejudice experienced by Jackie Robinson when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers to become the first African-American player in Major League baseball and depicts the acceptance and support he received from his white teammate Pee Wee Reese.

2) Lou Gehrig: the luckiest man

Author

Adler, David A

Language

English

Description

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Traces the life of the Yankees' star ballplayer, focusing on his character and his struggle with the terminal disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

3) Mighty Jackie: the strike out queen

Author

Moss, Marissa

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

2004

Language

English

Description

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In 1931, seventeen-year-old Jackie Mitchell pitches against Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game, becoming the first professional female pitcher in baseball history.