It's Outta Here!
The Might and Majesty of the Home Run
by Matt Doeden
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Pub Date Apr 06 2021 | Archive Date Apr 02 2021
Lerner Publishing Group | Millbrook Press ™
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In 1921, New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth smashed a home run that sailed 575 feet (175 m), the longest homer ever hit in a Major League Baseball game. Ruth's home runs thrilled fans and revolutionized the game. One hundred years later, the home run is still the most exciting play in baseball.
Read about the longest, strangest, and most important home runs in baseball history. See how the game's superstars hit the ball so far, and learn about the ways players have cheated to hit home runs, from performance-enhancing drugs to corked bats and stolen signs. Take a high-flying journey from baseball's early days to today's biggest sluggers.
Advance Praise
"Holy cow! It is high; it is far; it is gone! A game winner."—starred, Kirkus Reviews
"Holy cow! It is high; it is far; it is gone! A game winner."—starred, Kirkus Reviews
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781728417165 |
| PRICE | $34.65 (USD) |
| PAGES | 64 |
Featured Reviews
Geoff U, Educator
Perfect for an advanced elementary school student interested in sports, history, and numbers, this book goes in great detail in all aspects of home runs. From social issues (around baseball's integration), to physics (launch angles and exit velocities), to controversies (it's lamentable that so much of the recent history of baseball is wrapped up with PEDs), to player profiles, this book does a great job of examining home runs and baseball from many angles and through several lenses. This was a very enjoyable book and I'm interested in looking at others in the series.
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