pitchers (baseball)

Nine-year-old Trisha McFarland, lost in the woods after she wanders off to escape the bickering between her mom and her brother, boosts her courage by imagining that her hero, Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Tom Gordon, is with her, helping her survive an unknown enemy.

A brief biography of Johan Santana, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins, that profiles his childhood in his native Venezuela and desire to play in major league baseball.

When Koby Caplan, pitcher for Monticello Middle School, becomes star of a local TV documentary, he must deal with the problem of being a celebrity.

A biography of the Atlanta Braves' pitcher who was named baseball's Player of the Year in 1995.

Follows the life of baseball pitcher Greg Maddux, from his childhood in an Air Force family to his career with the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves.

A biography of the one-handed pitcher of the California Angels baseball team.

Thirteen-year-old Ricky Hernandez has a fast pitch and dreams of making the freshman baseball team, but he is poor and can't afford private lessons. Ricky's mother persuades their neighbor who played in the World Series to coach Ricky.

Relates the stories of five outstanding baseball pitchers, including Walter Johnson, Robert "Lefty" Grove, "Satchel" Page, Sandy Koufax, and Nolan Ryan.

Profiles the lives and careers of Cy Young, Greg Maddux, Christy Mathewson, Whitey Ford, Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, Jim Palmer, Catfish Hunter, Nolan Ryan, and Fernando Valenzuela.

Highlights great pitching moments and great pitchers in the history of baseball, with an emphasis on those players who have won the Cy Young Award.