Baseball fans can enjoy fascinating stories about great plays and controversial calls on the diamond, all while testing their own knowledge of the game. Is there a limit to a bat’s length and weight? If a batter swings for his third strike and misses, but the ball gets away from the catcher, can he still run to first? Or is he out? And what happens if the wrong batter comes up to hit—and the right player suddenly realizes that they’re out of order? Through a series of true tales, find out about little-known rules of pitching, batting, and fielding, as well as weird situations that have occurred, smart strategies for winning, and funny things have taken place over the years.

The Teacher's Guide is a page-by-page guide that gives you additional activities to enhance the student's learning opportunities by using cross-curricular materials. The Teacher's Guide includes a page-by-page guide filled with vocabulary, science, geography, math culture and more. You become the expert and we have done all the research.

It's time to "Play ball!" when Christina, Grant, Mimi, and Papa take a tour of baseball's most famous places and slide head-first into a mystery complete with broken bats, blistering fastballs, and a diamond more valuable than a game-winning home run! LOOK WHAT'S INSIDE THIS MYSTERY! Places: Turner Field, Atlanta, GA Š National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown, NY Š Babe Ruth Birth Place Museum, Baltimore, MD Š Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum, Williamsport, PA Š Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory, Louisville, KY Š Fenway Park, Boston, MA Š Yankee Stadium, NY Š Puerto Rico Š Plaza at Turner Field Š Adirondack Mountains Š The Grandstand Theater Š Otsego Lake Educational Items: Rules of Baseball Š Negro American League Š All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Š Delta Airlines Š Coca Cola Š Atlanta Braves Š Boston Braves/Beaneaters Š 1996 World Series Š 1996 World Series Š 1996 Summer Olympics Š Baseball Statistics Š New York Yankees Š The Great Depression Š Civil War Š Milwaukee Braves People: Babe Ruth Š Chipper Jones Š Hank Aaron Š Abner Doubleday Š Jackie Robinson Š Roberto Clemente Š Roberto Clemente Š Derek Jeter Š Ty Cobb Š Honus Wagner Š CY Young Š Mickey Mantle Š Lou Gehrig Š Phillip Wrigley Like all of Carole Marsh Mysteries, this mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that will keep kids begging for more! This mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities. Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book: Grade Levels: 3-6 Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 4.2 Accelerated Reader Points: 2 Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 150375 Lexile Measure: 600 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q Developmental Assessment Level: 40

A comprehensive trivia book that enables readers to compete as they answer questions! In The New Book of Baseball Trivia, experienced baseball author Wayne Stewart includes 500 fun and engaging questions and answers on everyone's favorite former and active players and coaches. Readers are awarded a single, double, triple, or homer based on the difficulty level of the question, with the goal to score as many runs as possible by the end of the book. They are kept on their toes by answers head-scratchers such as: Which team became the first one ever to have three of its players hit 40+ homers in a season? Who was the shortest man ever to appear in a big-league game? Which two brothers combined for more lifetime home runs than any other brother act? When Shane Bieber won the 2020 Cy Young Award, he became the fifth Cleveland Indian to capture that honor. Name three of the other four men to accomplish this. Which two men bashed more home runs while teammates than any other teammate combo? And many more! This book makes the perfect gift for the baseball-loving fan!

The Ultimate Baseball Trivia Book In this third title published by National Baseball Hall of Fame Books, test your knowledge of baseball trivia against the experts–the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. The history of baseball is etched in its trivia. No American sport is chronicled through its trivia and statistics more than baseball. Now, the National Baseball Hall of Fame presents the ultimate baseball trivia book, So You Think You Know Baseball. Hit it out of the park at your MLB trivia night or in an after-dinner baseball quiz with your family. Selected by the historians and curators at the Baseball Hall of Fame, over 100 years of rich baseball history is packed into this virtual reference guide of facts, figures, and fascinating tidbits about our national pastime. In So You Think You Know Baseball, find 450 challenging baseball trivia questions organized into nine themed chapters covering a wide range of baseball history: • Baseball Firsts – famous firsts for almost every aspect of baseball history • First Year Phenoms – rookie sensations and first year wonders • Legendary Sluggers – Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Babe Ruth & more • Historic Hurlers – celebrated pitchers and their remarkable accomplishments on the mound • Record Breakers – notable players and teams who left their mark in the record books • Hall of Famers – baseball’s all-time greats enshrined in Cooperstown • Baseball in Pop Culture – discover the many ways baseball has influenced American culture • The Postseason – highlighting the celebrated moments in World Series history • Baseball Potpourri – unique facts about America’s Pastime Also don’t miss two other titles published by National Baseball Hall of Fame Books, Picturing America’s Pastime and Memories from the Microphone.

It's time to "Play bal!" when Christina, Grant, Mimi, and Papa take a tour of baseball's most famous places and slide head-first into a mystery complete with broken bats, blistering fastballs, and a diamond more valuable than a game-winning home run! Look What's Inside This Mystery -people, places, history and more!Places: Turner Field, Atlanta, GA National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown, NY Babe Ruth Birth Place Museum, Baltimore, MD Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum, Williamsport, PA Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory, Louisville, KY Fenway Park, Boston, MA Yankee Stadium, NY Puerto Rico Plaza at Turner Field Adirondack Mountains The Grandstand Theater Otsego LakeEducational Items: Rules of Baseball Negro American League All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Delta Airlines Coca Cola Atlanta Braves Boston Braves/Beaneaters 1996 World Series 1996 Summer Olympics Baseball Statistics New York Yankees The Great Depression Civil War Milwaukee BravesPeople: Babe Ruth Chipper Jones Hank Aaron Abner Doubleday Jackie Robinson Roberto Clemente Derek Jeter Ty Cobb Honus Wagner CY Young Mickey Mantle Lou Gehrig Phillip WrigleyThis mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more! Each mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, a scavenger hunt and activities. This Carole Marsh Mystery has Accelerated Reader Reading Levels, Lexile Measures, Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Levels and Developmental Reading Assessments Levels.