Excerpt: "There was Delaney's red-haired trio-Red Gilbat, left fielder; Reddy Clammer, right fielder, and Reddie Ray, center fielder, composing the most remarkable outfield ever developed in minor league baseball. It was Delaney's pride, as it was also his trouble. Red Gilbat was nutty-and his batting average was.371. Any student of baseball could weigh these two facts against each other and understand something of Delaney's trouble. It was not possible...

Hubie just feels sick because baseball fever is catching everyone. The only hit he had last year was when he got hit in the head by a ball. Will he make the big hit this year and knock the ball out of the park?

Curious George and the man in the yellow hat attend a baseball game to cheer on the Mudville Miners.

Dani and Eric have been best friends since Dani moved next door in second grade--until one summer when everything changes.

On the first day of "baseskull" season, Caveboy teaches Mags the basics of batting, helps her find her talent for pitching, and saves his teammates from danger while searching for a missing necklace at the end of practice.

In this novel, the careers of a golden boy rookie hitter for the Cubs and a hard-hitting Mets pitcher take very different paths. The baseball is thrilling, but it is what happens off the field that makes this story a classic.

The day after Mighty Casey's strikeout, the Mudville Nine are in a crucial game when a relief pitcher--a girl--is sent in and quickly proves herself to the crowd using moves from football, tennis, and soccer.

Bonaparte the skeleton and his team, the Little Monsters, face the Mighty Aliens in a monster version of the World Series.