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2) Teammates
Author
Pub. Date
c1990
Language
English
Description
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.
11) Lou Gehrig
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
c1993
Language
English
Description
A biography of the New York Yankee slugger whose feat of playing in 2130 consecutive games earned him the nickname "The Iron Man."
12) Satchel Paige
Author
Series
Publisher
Watts
Pub. Date
1988
Language
English
Description
Surveys the life and career of the Negro League's pitching phenomenon, the first baseball player in the Negro Leagues to be inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.