Description
"You wanna know who threw the fastest pitch ever?"
Many baseball players claim that Satchel Paige was the fastest pitcher in the history of the game. Stosh and his coach, Flip Valentini, are on a mission to find out. With radar gun in tow, they travel back to 1942 and watch Satch pitch to power hitter Josh Gibson in the Negro League World Series. They soon learn that everything about Satch is fast--whether it's his talking, driving, or getaways. But is he really the fastest pitcher who ever lived?
This baseball card adventure is a whirlwind of excitement, drama, and curveballs--starring one of the liveliest athletes in the game!
Author: Dan Gutman
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 01/27/2009
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.10w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9780060594930
ISBN10: 0060594934
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Baseball & Softball
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Juvenile Fiction | Biographical | United States