Book
K : a history of baseball in ten pitches / Tyler Kepner.
A history of the national pastime as told through the craft of pitching draws on years of archival research and interviews with more than three hundred star athletes to reveal the colorful stories and folklore behind ten major pitches.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780385541015
- ISBN: 0385541015
- Physical Description: xiv, 302 pages, 16 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2019]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-285) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The slider : a little bitty dot -- The fastball : velo is king -- The curveball : a karate chop with a ball -- The knuckleball : grabbing the wing of a butterfly -- The splitter : through the trapdoor -- The screwball : the Sasquatch of baseball -- The sinker : the furthest strike from the hitter's eyes -- The changeup : a dollar bill hooked on a fishing line -- The spitball : hit the dry side -- The cutter : at the end, it will move. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Pitching (Baseball) > Young Adult literature. Pitchers (Baseball) > Young Adult literature. Baseball > United States > History > Young Adult literature. |
| Genre: | Young Adult literature. |
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Easton Main Library | 796.357 K38h (Text) | 31901004330728 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Albright Memorial Library | 796.3572 KEPNER (Text) | 50686015482735 | Storage | Available | - |
| Allentown Public Library | 796.357 KEPN (Text) | 34455006561662 | Adult Nonfiction 1st FL | Available | - |
| Annie Halenbake Ross Library | 796.357 Kep (Text) | 00141591 | ADULT Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Bellwood-Antis Public Library | 796.357 Kep (Text)
Memorial:
In memory of Bill Summers by Rose Rozick
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310BEL00086740 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Bethlehem Main Library | 796.357 (Text) | 33062009132318 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cambria County Library | 796.357 K385k (Text) | 85131001640854 | CACM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Dillsburg Area Public Library | Adults 796.357 KEP Nonfiction (Text) | 34001001356433 | Adult Area | Available | - |
| Emmaus Public Library | YA 796.357 KEPN (Text) | 36446001991556 | New Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Gettysburg Library | 796.357 KEPNER (Text)
Endowment:
Friends of Library Named Endowment, 2019
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35740635462567 | Nonfiction | Checked Out | 05/02/2024 |
