Download or read book The Child's World Encyclopedia of Baseball written by James Buckley and published by Child's World. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Play ball!' means one thing--it's time to play baseball, America's national pastime. From the youngest Little League players to the chanting crowds at Major League games, everyone loves this sport! The Child's World Encyclopedia of Baseball features five big volumes to capture everything that makes the sport so great. You'll meet heroes of yesterday and today, relive amazing World Series moments, find out the origins of every Major League team, read about the gear players use, and learn the sport's colorful slang. Baseball--it's America's game. It's your game.... 'Batter up!'