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Book Cover for: The Fireballer, Mark Stevens

The Fireballer

Mark Stevens
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Christmas at #BaseballAlmanac! In mail, review copy of The Fireballer, Mark Stevens, #LakeUnionPublishing (@AmazonPub). Removed dust jacket – hard cover is an ultimate grand slam! Oh, the book is GREAT so far as well. Poignant. Fresh. [https://t.co/VAVI4NXZ5c] ❤️⚾️ https://t.co/aCGzTaHPjK

Hardcover, 2023

$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Call Him Jack: The Story of Jackie Robinson, Black Freedom Fighter, Yohuru Williams

Call Him Jack: The Story of Jackie Robinson, Black Freedom Fighter

Yohuru Williams
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"Call Him Jack" isn't just another book about Jackie Robinson – it's the most enjoyable biography about him we've ever read! Amazing photos, newspaper clippings, a timeline, extra-inning facts, and his real affect on civil rights. [https://t.co/oQ4uCIOjbV] #BaseballAlmanac ❤️⚾️ https://t.co/TMjNcOaBqJ

Hardcover, 2022

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Big Red: Baseball, Fatherhood, and My Life in the Big Red Machine, Ken Griffey

Big Red: Baseball, Fatherhood, and My Life in the Big Red Machine

Ken Griffey
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Happy Birthday Ken Griffey – member of the "Big Red Machine" who ALSO played (46 games) with the World Champion 1990 Cincinnati Reds. The "back of his baseball card" has details, more research, and trivia. #BaseballAlmanac [https://t.co/dYSiPeSc8R] ❤️⚾️ https://t.co/EP6HcpdIj5

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Book Cover for: Vintage Base Ball's Enduring Legacy, Jack Pelikan

Vintage Base Ball's Enduring Legacy

Jack Pelikan
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If you've ever been interested in playing vintage baseball, or enjoy its rich history, or maybe you're simply a fan, then Vintage Base Ball’s Enduring Legacy by Jack Pelikan is a MUST READ. [Amazon: https://t.co/nQxhQeDvq5] #BaseballAlmanac ❤️⚾️ https://t.co/KwFtbreUFc https://t.co/eQzrmrxbfA

Paperback, 2023

$21.95$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Black Aces: Baseball's Only African-American Twenty-Game Winners, Jim Mudcat Grant

The Black Aces: Baseball's Only African-American Twenty-Game Winners

Jim Mudcat Grant
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Jim "Mudcat" Grant published "The Black Aces: Baseball's Only African-American Twenty-Game Winners" in 2007. We preserved a Legendary List, based on his book, #otd in 2008. #BaseballAlmanac [https://t.co/46aztW5GHF] ❤️⚾️ https://t.co/OwI36EDjjX

Paperback, 2007

$23.95$11.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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