Baseball Grows Up

       Additional Resources

A.   Literature

Adair, Robert.  The Physics of Baseball.  Harper Perennial, 2002.

Bildner, Phil. Payne, C.F. (Illustrator).  Shoeless Joe and Black Betsy.  Simon & Schuster, 2002.

Geng, Don.  King, Andy (Photographer).  Play by Play Baseball.  Lerner Sports, 2001.

Gutman, Dan.  Banana Bats and Ding Dong Balls:  A Century of Unique Baseball Inventions.   Hungry Minds, 1995.

Gutman, Dan and Carver, Tim.  The Way Baseball Works.  Simon & Schuster, 1996.

Kinsella, W.P.  “Distances.”  The Further Adventures of Slugger McBatt.  Houghton Mifflin, 1988.

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Baseball As America.  National Geographic Books, 2002. 

Skead, Robert.  Hitting Glory.  Cross Training Publishing, 2001.

Thorn, John.  Treasures of the Baseball Hall of Fame.  Villard Books, 1998.

B.   Web Links

baseballhalloffame.org

Official site of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/lab/materials.html

Understanding properties of different materials – an interactive lab program produced by PBS

members.tripod.com/bb_catchers/catchers/equip.htm

The history of equipment for catchers

mlb.com

Official site of Major League Baseball

stevetheump.com/bat_history.htm

History of the baseball bat

http://www.exploratorium.edu/baseball/index.html

Interactive site on the science of baseball

C.   Multi-Media Gallery

Comparative photos of various pieces of baseball equipment, both old and new, representing bats, balls, gloves and catchers equipment.

Films

The Natural, 1984, directed by Barry Levinson.  Rated PG

The Sandlot, 1993, directed by David M. Evans.  Rated PG

D.  For Videoconferencing

Examples of Accession Worksheets already completed, as well as a blank sheet that can be reproduced and completed by students.