Pollard Memorial Library

Baseball Webliography

Take Me Out to the Ball Game--or at least a cool website about baseball! Check below for some websites baseball fans will love!

Major League Baseball - The official website for major league baseball. All teams, stats, players schedules may be found here. History, baseball basics, baseball lingo, and love broadcasts are featured here. An excellent interactive Kids Page!
Everything Sox! - Home page of our beloved, Boston Red Sox "The Olde Towne Team, The Bostons, the local nine," yes, our beloved Red Sox have an excellent site for fans of all ages. If you are a casual fan, a statistics fanatic, or a baseball historian, this page is sure to please.

Minor league Affiliates of the Boston Red Sox Direct connect to Red Sox minor league affiliates including our own Lowell Spinners. Follow your favorite minor league stars through the system.

The Remy Report - Connect with the "Remdawg,", Red Sox television broadcaster Jerry Remy. For Red Sox fans who can't get enough of their favorite team, popular baseball analyst Jerry Remy provides noteworthy links and answers emails.

History

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League - Mama Played Baseball! Learn about the real life league that inspired the movie A League Of Their Own.
Baseball Almanac - Baseball history, awards, records, lists, quotations, and statistics.
Baseball Library - Baseball history and biographies.
Baseball Reference - Major League baseball statistics and history.
By Popular Demand: Jackie Robinson and Other Baseball Highlights, 1860s-1960s - A timeline and history of baseball from documents at the Library of Congress.
Historic Baseball - A searchable site that features stories, profiles, and features on players and teams.
The History of the Negro Leagues - Before baseball was integrated, African American baseball players were tearin' up the basepaths and scorchin' 'em over home plate in the Negro leagues. Many Negro league players are now in the Hall of Fame at Cooperstown.
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum - Read about the legendary players of America's greatest past time.

For Younger Fans!

Little League - Little League is big time! Read al about Little Leaguers, past and present, history of the league, and the exciting Little League World Series.
The Science of Baseball - Why does a curve ball curve? What is the sweet spot? What's besuboru? What is the grip on a fastball?
U.S. Tee Ball - For our youngest players--Tee Ball USA. Play some awesome games!

Good Reads for Baseball Fans at the Library

Halberstam, David. Summer of '49 - 796.357 H15
The Teammates - 796.357 HAL
Piersall, Jim. Fear Strikes Out - B-Piersall, J.
Stout, Glenn. Red Sox Century: 100 Years of Red Sox Baseball - 796.35764 STO
Will, George F. Bunts - 796.357WIL
Men At Work: The Craft of Baseball - 796.357 W68

Selected Books for Younger Readers at the Library

Adler, David A. Mommy Played Baseball - J-E

Corey, Shana. Players in Pigtails - J-E

Tavares, Matt. Zachary's Ball - J-E

Fiction by Matt Christopher - J Fiction

Baseball Turnaround
Catcher with a Glass Arm
Double Play at Short
The Dog that pitched a No-hitter
The Kid Who Only Hit Homers
No Arm in Left Field
Man out at First

When you can't go to the game: Selected Videos at the Library

Bull Durham - VC BUL
Field of Dreams - DVS FIE, VC FIE
For Love of the Game - VC FOR
The Natural - VC NAT
The Rookie - DVD ROO, VC ROO

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By the PML Web Committee
Last updated May 3, 2004.
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