Pro Baseball Records: A Guide for Every Fan

by Matt Chandler

Overview

This comprehensive look at pro baseball records covers everything from Joe DiMaggio's seemingly untouchable 56-game hitting streak to the lowly 1988 Baltimore Orioles' unmatched 21 straight losses to open a season. Among the record highs and lows, budding fans will find loads of awe-inspiring accomplishments and eye-popping numbers. And discovering baseball's record book only multiplies the fun and wonder of following the game.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781543559354
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	02/01/2019
Series:	Ultimate Guides to Pro Sports Records Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.31(d)
Age Range:	9 - 11 Years

About the Author

Matt Chandler is a newspaper editor and freelance journalist from New York. Matt grew up in a family of hunters and developed his love of the outdoors early in life as a Boy Scout. Matt has been writing professionally since 1996. The New York Press Association named him an award-winning writer in 2007 and 2010.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Hitting 6

Chapter 2 Pitching 22

Chapter 3 Teams 32

Chapter 4 Postseason and All-Stars 38

Chapter 5 The Best and the Rest 42

Read More 62

Internet Sites 62

Index 63

Interviews

a must for every sports fan and perfect for browsers; loaded with lists and tables; many records and stats supported by brief explanations and biographical sketches; covering all major individual and team records from the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB