It's Outta Here!

The Might and Majesty of the Home Run

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Pub Date 06 Apr 2021 | Archive Date 02 Apr 2021
Lerner Publishing Group | Millbrook Press ™

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In 1921, New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth smashed a home run that sailed 575 feet (175 m), the longest homer ever hit in a Major League Baseball game. Ruth's home runs thrilled fans and revolutionized the game. One hundred years later, the home run is still the most exciting play in baseball.

Read about the longest, strangest, and most important home runs in baseball history. See how the game's superstars hit the ball so far, and learn about the ways players have cheated to hit home runs, from performance-enhancing drugs to corked bats and stolen signs. Take a high-flying journey from baseball's early days to today's biggest sluggers.

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In 1921, New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth smashed a home run that sailed 575 feet (175 m), the longest homer ever hit in a Major League...


Advance Praise

"Holy cow! It is high; it is far; it is gone! A game winner."—starred, Kirkus Reviews

"Holy cow! It is high; it is far; it is gone! A game winner."—starred, Kirkus Reviews


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EDITION Hardcover
ISBN 9781728417165
PRICE $34.65 (USD)
PAGES 64

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Featured Reviews

Perfect for an advanced elementary school student interested in sports, history, and numbers, this book goes in great detail in all aspects of home runs. From social issues (around baseball's integration), to physics (launch angles and exit velocities), to controversies (it's lamentable that so much of the recent history of baseball is wrapped up with PEDs), to player profiles, this book does a great job of examining home runs and baseball from many angles and through several lenses. This was a very enjoyable book and I'm interested in looking at others in the series.

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