Recoursos sobre el béisbol

Recoursos sobre el beísbol [MS Word]

Adult Titles

El beisbol en Venezuela: un siglo de pasión. Biblioteca National, 1996.
A history of Venezuela baseball and its players.

Breton, Marcos. Home is Everything: The Latino Baseball Story. Cinco Punto Press, 2003.
Full-color photographs and bilingual text tells the history of Latino baseball and some of its greatest players, including Roberto Clemente and Jose Santana. Preface by Orlando Cepeda and featuring Miguel Tejada, 2002 MVP of the Year.

Cockcroft, James D. Los latinos en el beisbol de Estados Unidos. Siglo Veintiuno Editoriales. 1999.
The author not only traces the historical presence of Hispanics and Latinos in U.S. major and minor league baseball but also baseball in Latin America and how these players throughout the century dealt with segregation, racism, and ultimately integration.

Rodriguez  Julia, Edgardo. Peloteros. Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico. 1997
A brief intimate historical and personal tribute to the baseball players of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. The author sketches the presence and experiences of Puerto Rican baseball players in their homeland, and their relation to the leagues and history of baseball in the U.S.

Malone, J.C. Sammy Sosa en 9 innings. Editorial Miglo, 1999.
A biography of the Chicago Cubs outfielder who in 1998, along with Mark McGuire, broke the home run record previously set by Roger Maris.

Miranda, Fausto. Yankees en New York y en todas partes. Coral Gables, FL. 1997.
A  history of the New York Yankees,  and biographical sketches of some of the teams most extraordinary players.

Olvera Miranda, Ramón. Doce anos de Liga Mexicana en Jalisco. 1995.
A history of the Mexican League of Professional Baseball.

Molina, René. El equipo del siglo: del beisbol puertorriqueño. 2000.
A biography of professional baseball and baseball players in Puerto Rico.

Og, Madino. El angel numero doce: una conmovedora historia de fe y valor. Fawcett Columbine, 1995.

Oleksak, Michael M. and Mary Adams. Béisbol: Latin Americans and the grand old game. Masters Press, 1991.
“A whirlwind of baseball lore peppered with fascinating Latin American history lessons, player profiles, memorable quotes, play-by-plays of the great games,” according to Hispanic Magazine.

Pacanins, Federico. El libro del béisbol: cien anos de pelota en la literature venezolana. El Nacional, 1998.
The game of baseball portrayed through a century of Venezuelan literature and literary collections.

Pedro, Treto Cisneros. La liga mexicana: estadisticas comprensivas de los jugadores, 1937-2001. McFarland and Co., 2002.
Bilingual almanac-type publication offering statistical information on Mexican baseball, including charts and graphs.

Ruiz, Yuyo. Las últimas horas de Roberto Clemente, 1998.
The work provides a brief biography of the early days of Roberto Clemente, but focuses most of its effort to review the final hours of his life.  Using interviews and images, the author attempts to provide some detail on the airplane accident which took the life of this legendary ballplayer.

Sosa, Sammy and Breton, Marcos. Una autobiografia. Warner Books, 2000.
In this autobiography Dominican major league baseball star for the Chicago Cubs relates his beginnings as a young boy in the Dominican Republic where he learned to play baseball to his ascent to stardom in the U.S. major leagues.

Torres, Angel. La leyenda del béisbol cubano, 1878-1996. 1996.
This volume offers a nicely presented year-by-year review on the Cuban baseball leagues from 1879 through 1996.  The focus of the work is on the legends of the game, with an abundance of biographical material on the stars of Cuban baseball during this time period.  The coverage includes both Cuban born players and other notable individuals who have played baseball on this island.  Photographs of many of the players are included with the text.

Vene, Juan. La historia de las series mundiales de béisbol. Editorial Agata, 1993.
This volume provides a two to three page review of every Major League World Series from 1903 through 1993.  Each section provides information about each Series and often includes a relevant photograph.  The introduction provides a nice history of pre-1900 baseball.  The final segments offer a list of World Series records, and a unique list of 120 Latinos who have played in the World Series.

Young Adult Titles

Layden, Joe. Sammy Sosa: heroe del jonron! Scholastic, 1999.
A brief history written for children about the king of homeruns from his beginnings in the Dominican Republic to his friendship with baseball start Mark McGuire.

Scheker, Luis. Como jugar un mejor béisbol: guía especial para pequeñas ligas. 1998.
A manual/handbook on playing baseball.

Tuttle, Dennis. R. Juan González. Chelsea House Publishers, 1997.
Photographs and text detail the biography of this Puerto Rican baseball player.

Children’s Titles

Buckley, James. Roberto Clemente. Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2001.
Simple text and many photographs highlight this biography of the Puerto Rican baseball player.

Driscoll, Laura. Sammy Sosa: bateador fuera de liga. Grosset & Dunlap, 1999.
Presents the life and baseball career of Sammy Sosa, who, along with Mark McGuire, in 1998 broke the long-standing record of the most home runs hit in a season.

Feldman, Heather. Derek Jeter: Estrella del béisbol. Buenas Letras/Rosen, 2002.
Biography of Derek Jeter, New York Yankees shortstop.

Gilbert, Thomas. Roberto Clemente. Chelsea House, 1995.
A biography of the Hall of Fame baseball player from Puerto Rico.

Greene, Carol. Puedo ser jugador de béisbol. Children’s Press, 1986.
Text and photos show training of baseball players.

Golenbock, Peter. Compañeros de equipo. Harcourt Brace, 2002.
Description of the racial prejudice encountered by Jackie Robinson when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team.

Horenstein, Henry. Béisbol en los barrios. Gulliver Books, 1997.
A tour for children and young adults about baseball in the country of Venezuela narrated from a boy’s perspective.

Kessler, Leonard P. Aqui viene el que se poncha! Harpur Arco Iris, 1995.
Roberto improves his poor batting record with lots of practice and hard work and help from a friend.

Kirkpatrick, Rob. Mark McGwire: Rompe récords. Buenas Letras/Rosen, 2002.
Biography of Mark McGuire, baseball record breaker.

Mochizuki, Ken. El béisbol nos salvo. Lee and Low Books, 1995.
Tale of a Japanese-American boy and his family who are moved to a concentration camp during World War II.

Perea Rosero, Tucidides. Béisbol. Panamericana Editorial. 1993.
An easy to use guide to the rules and regulations of baseball with illustrations in reference to objectives, positions, and definitions.

Savage, Jeff. Sammy Sosa: Héroe de los jonrones. Lerner Publishing Group, 2000.
Story of Sammy Sosa, baseball hero from the Dominican Republic.

Sharbono, Kaye. Jackie Mitchell: jugadora de béisbol. Modern Curriculum Press, 1995.
Biography of the second woman to play professional baseball. Available in English and Spanish.

Sharp, Paul. Ramón el lanzador. Mis Primeros Libros, 1990.
Young boy tells what he likes about pitching ball.

Winter, Jonah. Béisbol!: Pioneros y Leyendas Del Béisbol Latino. Lee & Low Books, 2001.
Colorful illustrated picture book depicted some of the most famous Latino baseball players over the last century. Each player is profiled with a color illustration, baseball record, and short accessible history.

Videos

Gilbert, Thomas. Roberto Clemente. Schlessinger Video Productions, 1995.

Glover, Danny and Danza, Tony. Angeles. Walt Disney Home Video, 1995.

Riach, Steve and Steve Sullivan.  Sammy Sosa haciendo historia. Sony Music Entertainment, 1999.

Elizondo, Hector. MLB Latin Superstars en espanol. USA Home Entertainment, 2000.

Domich, Richard and Shapiro, Ouisie. Roberto. Major League Baseball Home Video, 1993