Books in Superstars of Baseball series

Traces the life and career of baseball player Rafael Furcal.

An introduction to the life and career of the baseball player Nelson Cruz.

"Three-time MVP; Winner of three Gold Gloves and three Silver Sluggers"--Cover.

Growing up in small-town, Depression-era Oklahoma, Mickey Mantle heard the same plea day in and day out from his parents: 'Get out of the house and play some baseball!' Sooner than anyone expected, Mantle was a New York Yankee in 1951. This book presents the biography of Mickey Mantle.

When deciding which athletes to profile, our editors take into account not only a player's statistics, but also his character. SPI takes care to select athletes who are known to be community minded and can serve as role models.The biographical material on each athlete covers him from his earliest days to the present.

When deciding which athletes to profile, our editors take into account not only a player's statistics, but also his character. SPI takes care to select athletes who are known to be community minded and can serve as role models.The biographical material on each athlete covers him from his earliest days to the present.

Covers Sosa's baseball career, his pursuit of the home-run record, and his humanitarian work in his homeland

In a Major League Baseball career spanning 25 years and nine clubs, Rickey Henderson has 1,406 stolen bases, and holds a record for 2,295 runs scored. Though controversial at times, Henderson was first and foremost a run-producing entertainer who led his teams to victory in many different ways. This title tells his story.

When deciding which athletes to profile, our editors take into account not only a player's statistics, but also his character. SPI takes care to select athletes who are known to be community minded and can serve as role models.The biographical material on each athlete covers him from his earliest days to the present.

George Herman Ruth Jr was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1895. A rebellious child, he was sent to a reformatory boarding school where he never quite learned the discipline his parents hoped for, but he did learn something that changed his life: baseball. This book chronicles Ruth's life from a young boy in Baltimore to an American hero.

An introduction to the life and career of the baseball player Aramis Ramirez.

When deciding which athletes to profile, our editors take into account not only a player's statistics, but also his character. SPI takes care to select athletes who are known to be community minded and can serve as role models.The biographical material on each athlete covers him from his earliest days to the present.