Sports broadcasting books sportscasters talent agency of. A sixbook series of very good boys baseball novels are the mel martin baseball stories written by john r. Mel martin and several college friends travel to cuba to play on a baseball team sponsored by the owner of a sugar plantation. Mel is a righthanded pitcher with a quickbreaking curve who plays on the westwood high school team and the books often mix baseball with a mystery or detective work. Coach waller is entering his first year at martin high school and works with the football and baseball teams. He came to martin after coaching 1 year at crowley high school and 15 years at grace preparatory academy. Mel and the camp arrowhead team try to win the camp league baseball championship despite the theft of their secret bat and other valuable equipment.
Boards betray only trifling fading and discoloration and other nicks and imperfections commensurate with age. List of fiction series written for boys dan glaeser books. The mel martin series of books that combined baseball and mystery are a series of six the first two published in 1947 and. Lot detail vintage baseball books collection 3 wjohn mcgraw. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. The phantom homer mel martin baseball stories by cooper, john r dust jacket in good condition. This summer i have been on the hunt for mel martin baseball mysteries actually my hunt for books in this series began in about 1982. The mel martin series combined baseball and mystery elements in stories for young people. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Baseball and mystery stories original years of publication. Bible stories for little children, by mary alice jones 1952 hardcover.
This list of stratemeyer syndicate series gives the titles of all series produced by the book packaging firm the stratemeyer syndicate. Best baseball books the 20 best baseball books ever. John r cooper as they search for a stolen first base mitt designed by a team member, mel and his friends struggle to win the county league championship. The sabr bookshelf society for american baseball research. These volumes are now in the care of the librarys rare books division. This chapter book series by dan gutman is a more advanced version of the magic tree house series where the historical adventures are all baseball focused. A swindlers squeeze play threatens starbucks freshman nine. Several writers contributed to them under the pseudonym john r. Details about lot of 4 mel martin baseball stories by john r. List of chip hilton books printed at front of book ends with this volume. Mel martin, young righthander with a quickbreaking curve, plenty of hop on his fast ball, and good control when the going gets tough, is the main figure in this actionpacked series.
Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. A six book series of very good boys baseball novels are the mel martin baseball stories written by john r. The secret garden by frances hodgson burnett and a great selection of related books. He is a 20 martin graduate, football and baseball team captain, twotime alldistrict selection for football, and threetime alldistrict selection for baseball. Writer thomas hauser reflects on two sports stories that led to his love of books. John r cooper the mystery that suddenly surrounds their baseball park doesnt deter mel martin and. This is a little place where fans and the curious and collectors of all things buddy. Mel martin baseball stories the mystery at the ball park.
Mel magazine publishes lifestyle and culture news and features, reporting on food, drugs, sex, health, mens fashion and style, lgbtq issues, and more. Old friends of this baseball mystery series will thrill to the hardfighting exploits and campus highjinks not only of mel, but also of his friends. The phantom homer mel martin baseball stories hardcover january 1, 1952 by john r cooper author. White woven wicker on wheels with folding wooden legs. The mel martin series of books that combined baseball and mystery are a. Mel is a righthanded pitcher with a quickbreaking curve who plays on the westwood high school team and the books. Dec, 2018 i didnt know it but my life was about to change. The syndicate was founded by edward stratemeyer and is best known for producing the bobbsey twins, hardy boys, nancy drew, rover boys, and tom swift series. It was produced by the stratemeyer syndicate with several writer contributing to the texts under the john r. Ty cobb vividly recreates the seventeenthinning tie between the philadelphia athletics and detroit tigers with the 1908 pennant at. An unforgettable trip to the ballpark signed by author items 1 to 24 of 176 total. Browse and buy a vast selection of baseball books and collectibles on.
It is the tale of a major league pitcher at the end of his career attending the unexpected funeral of his battery mate. The college league mystery mel martin baseball stories. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor. Aug 20, 20 a social history as much as a baseball one, halberstams engrossing book sets the last gasp of the mickey mantleera yankees and the triumph of a young cardinals team powered by black stars like. The southpaws secret his mel martin baseball stories 2 by john r cooper and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Buildin book search read online free books archive. Cub, the life of ernie banks signed by author the ball. Photo prop, display for linens, dolls, lots of potential. The mystery at the ball park mel martin baseball stories. The astonishing inside story of the 1978 world champion new york yankees is a nonfiction book written by former major league baseball pitcher.
Joe stosh stoshack discovers he can use old baseball cards to travel through time and find out the history behind his baseball heroes like mickey mantle, jackie robinson, babe ruth, satchel paige, and more. Dec 18, 2006 one of baseball s greatest playbyplay men died 10 years ago at 83. Harders last baseball job was a reunion with joe gordon, who was tabbed to manage the expansion kansas city royals in 1969. Under a variety of pseudonyms, many shared with other authors, svenson authored or coauthored more than 70 books for children, including books for the hardy boys, bobbsey twins, tom swift, and honey bunch series. His earliest assignments included creating the mel martin baseball series and developing plots and outlines for the bobbsey twins series. Fiction that works more as a set of linked stories than a single narrative. Mel proctor names names as he share stories of the the hardships and frequent comedic episodes from his own career. If you enjoy baseball stories or collect mel martin books, take advantage of the opportunity to add this book to your collection. The phantom homer mel martin baseball stories by cooper.
Southpaws secret mel martin baseball stories m2 exlib by. Nov 01, 1995 baseball s best short stories is a collection of 28 stories written between 1888 and 1991. In ways this book is about family and hard work i would tell people. I have all six of these with the dustjackets published by books inc. Billy martin tino martinez don mattingly joe mccarthy thurman munson. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The sabr bookshelf is a listing of books received at the sabr office. Mel allen ed barrow yogi berra bill dickey joe dimaggio whitey ford. Stories of sports, school life and outdoor adventures. Wiki authority control authority control is a method of creating and maintaining index terms for bibliographical material in a library catalogue. David gantz books list of books by author david gantz. But its reasonable to speculate that the most important parts of mel allen his heart and soul really went to that great. Mel martin baseball stories series literary series. Mel martin the mystery at the ball park by cooper, john r. John r cooper the mystery that suddenly surrounds their baseball park doesnt deter mel martin and his teammates from pursuing a big six championship. Mystery at the ball park was the first of six mel martin baseball stories written by john r. In 1982 i had two the books in the series, and they were treasured possessions. Mel of baseball is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted over 20 times. Friends spend the summer between sixth and seventh grade learning about the nature of the universe and playing youthleague baseball.
This list of stratemeyer syndicate series gives the titles of all series produced by the bookpackaging firm the stratemeyer syndicate. My greatest day in baseball, one of the earliest collections of the games oral histories, presents fortyseven famous stars from the golden age of baseball relating their most unforgettable moments in the sport. The fighting shortstop mel martin baseball stories hardcover 1953 by john r cooper author. Fair condition with markings and considerable toning of the pages. Condition is good with 1 in acceptable condition due to binding tear sku a 18. He graduated from and played basketball at cleburne high school and mississippi state university. Svenson may 8, 1910 august 21, 1975 was an american childrens author, publisher, and partner in the stratemeyer syndicate. Stratemeyer syndicate material, such as original copies of author releases and book character cards. Baseballs flawed geniusbill pennington gives longoverdue flesh to the caricaturepennington knows when to give martin the floor and when to raise an eyebrowin billy martin, pennington savors the dirtkicking spectacles without losing sight of the man. Baseball great scarlet sister mary flower, amanda dinosaur tycoon joanna clearwater becca jameson brown martin horrible histories sticker activity book awful egyptians sticker book jayne ann krentz badd luck annals of the former world rachel norman cravings series nina varela. In 1970 harder retired from the game and moved to his winter home in arizona.
In vg condition with some minor staining and owner stamps inside. He is a jerk and a player, and believes that girls cant play baseball. May 14, 2015 the running buddy good times with mickey mantle read like a dossier of enviable fun and inevitable tragedy, following the contours of a ring lardner baseball story. Davey and the first christmas vintage popup book by. Baseball in april is about kids playing baseball and trying to learn the game and this to brother trying to get on the team they been practicing for a long time they tried out last year but did not make the team this was different the made the the play gray and had lot of fun. The mystery at the ball park mel martin baseball stories cooper, john r. The phantom homer a mel martin baseball story by john cooper and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In 1950, svenson wrote his first volume, the bobbsey twins in rainbow valley, likely based on an outline provided by harriet. Vintage baby bassinet white basket weave on wheels folding wooden legs shabby cottage photo prop display panchosporch vintage baby bassinet. It is her life and she will do anything just to be able to play. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. John r cooper mel and the camp arrowhead team try to win the camp league baseball championship despite the theft of their secret bat and other valuable equipment. Whether you are in your first job or youre broadcasting on a national network, there are stories in here you will relate to and learn from. Jordan parker is a just a normal girl who loves to play baseball.
The mystery at the ball park mel martin baseball stories hardcover may 1, 1982. If youre a baseball fan as well as a fan of the happy hollisters, youll be interested to know that jerry west was writing baseball stories before he started publishing the happy hollisters. Southpaws secret mel martin baseball stories m2 exlib. The fighting shortstop mel martin baseball stories. The southpaws secret by john r cooper, 9781258812669, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. During the 1960s, there was a groundswell of support for mel harders enshrinement in cooperstown. See all books authored by david gantz, including twinks magic carpet ride rainbow brite s, and ms. Vintage baby bassinet white basket weave on wheels folding. Jerry west was just one of the many pseudonyms used by author andrew svenson, who was a newspaperman, freelance writer, and an avid sportsman. Lot detail vintage baseball books collection 3 wjohn.
Mystery at the ball park, a part of the mel martin baseball. Mystery at the ball park is a suspense novel by john r. Fighting shortstop by john r cooper vintage hb mel martin. Southpaws secret mel martin baseball stories m2 by cooper, john r. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. The mystery at the ball park mel martin baseball stories by john r cooper jan 1, 1952. Here is mel martin, who led westwood high to a nip and tuck championship, in his freshman year at starbuck college. This item will ship to united states, but the seller has not specified shipping options. One cover is beige to gray in color, the other is a blue.
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