Everything Kids' Baseball Book: The all-time greats, legendary teams, today's superstars--and tips on playing like a pro by Greg Jacobs

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Synopsis

Do you:
Know who holds the record for the most career stolen bases?
Want to learn how to hit a homerun like Big Papi?
Wonder how Babe Ruth earned his nickname "the Bambino"?

The Everything Kids' Baseball Book, 5th Edition answers these questions and more! Completely revised and updated, it covers all the bases of the game you love, from baseball history and trivia to player stats and the rules of the game. It's a bullpen full of fun, with information on:

• Your favorite players, rookies, and all-stars
• The great players throughout history
• Statistics and newly broken records
• Ballparks around the country
• How to organize a game with your friends
• How to set up a fantasy baseball team
  

STATS.com reporter Greg Jacobs gives you all the know-how you need to bat a thousand-like a true Hall of Famer!

Biography

Greg Jacobs is the author of The Everything Kids' Baseball Book, 4th Edition and The Everything Kids' Football Book. He has worked as a reporter/statistician for STATS.com's baseball division since 1997, keeping a detailed scorecard for nearly forty games each year as part of the data collection effort for Stats's annual publications. His other baseball writing includes the weekly "Nachoman's Baseball" column, available online. He lives and teaches at Woodberry Forest School in central Virginia, where he broadcasts the school's varsity baseball games via Internet audio.