Burleigh, Robert. Home Run: the Story of Babe Ruth.
A crack of the bat – going, going, gone! It’s a home run, hit by one of baseball’s greatest players. By swinging all out and going for a home run on every swing, Babe Ruth changed the game of baseball. E BUR  

Curtis, Gavin. The Bat Boy & His Violin.
Being a bat boy is not Reginald’s dream, but when your Dad is the coach of the Dukes, the worst team in the Negro National League, what choice do you have? With violin in one hand and bats in the other, Reginald serenades the team and inspires a winning streak on and off the field. E CUR 

Golenbock, Peter. Hank Aaron: Brave in Every Way.
Homerun number 715…the winning hit that drove Hank Aaron past the legendary record of Babe Ruth straight into the record books and hearts of baseball fans everywhere. A picture book biography that is a winner!  E-B AARON 

Kovalski, Maryann.  Take Me Out to the Ball Game.
The lyrics of the familiar song, with illustrations showing two baseball-mad girls enjoying a ball game with their grandmother. E 782.42 KOV  

Lies, Brian. Bats at the Ballgame.
These irrepressible bats gather at a fun-filled baseball game, where from right-side-up and upside-down perspectives they watch favorite all-stars while enjoying "mothdogs" and "cricket jack." E LIE

Tate, Nikki. Home Base: A Mother-Daughter Story.
In interwoven narratives, a young girl and her mother support one another as one tries out for the baseball team and the other interviews for a bricklaying job, then celebrate their success together. E TAT

Van Dusen, Chris. Randy Riley's Really Big Hit.
Randy Riley, a science genius who loves baseball but is not very good at it, needs to use both his interests to save his town from a giant fireball that is heading their way. E VAN

Wheeler, Lisa. Dino-baseball.
Meat-eating dinosaurs face plant-eating dinosaurs in a baseball game. E WHE

Early Readers  

Adler, David.  Young Cam Jansen and the Baseball Mystery.
When a baseball game is stopped because of a lost ball, Cam uses her photographic memory to find the ball. E 428 ADL  

Barnett, Mac. Jack at Bat.|
Jack the mischievous rabbit serves as bat boy and Rex the dog helps in left field during a baseball game between the Lady City Ladies and the Big City Brats. E 428 BAR

Berenstain, Mike. The Berenstain Bears: We Love Baseball.
The Berenstain Bears attend a baseball game where they cheer on their favorite team, enjoy the seventh-inning stretch, and chase fly balls. E 428 BER

Dean, James. Pete the Cat: Play Ball!
Pete the Cat is ready to play baseball! Pete's team, the Rocks, is playing the Rolls. But when the game doesn't go Pete's way, what will Pete do? E 428 DEA

Gantos, Jack. Three Strikes for Rotten Ralph.
When Rotten Ralph, the cat, fails to win a spot on a baseball team with his friend Sarah, he becomes the "cat boy" instead, still dreaming of proving himself the superstar he imagines himself to be. E 428 GAN

Prager, Annabelle.  Baseball Birthday Party.
Billy decides to have a party to show the other kids that he can play baseball, but his young helper's mistake almost spoils the plan. E 428 PRA  

Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman.  Nate the Great and the Stolen Base.
Nate the Great investigates the mysterious disappearance of the purple plastic octopus that his baseball team uses for second base. E 428 SHA 

Sharp, Paul.  Paul the Pitcher.
Rhymed text describes the different things Paul enjoys when he throws a ball.
E 428 EASY BOOKS SHA 

Middle Readers  

Brown, Marc. Arthur Makes the Team.
Arthur worries that he won't be able to play Little League baseball as well as all his friends and faces lots of teasing until someone discovers teamwork. J-PBK BRO 

Christopher, Matt.  The Catcher’s Mask.
Mudders' catcher Rudy Calhoun is having a bad season behind the plate until, at a yard sale, he buys a used catcher's mask that greatly improves his playing. J-PBK CHR  

Cline-Ransome, Lesa.  Satchel Paige.
As the first African-American to pitch in a Major League World series, Satchel Paige is a legendary member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Satchel perfected his gift of pitching until, finally at the end of his career, it was said, “Nobody hits Satchel’s fastball…and nobody ever will.” E-B PAIGE  

Kelly, David A. The Atlanta Alibi.
Hank Aaron's historic bat and ball, which he used to break Babe Ruth's record, have been stolen! Good thing Mike and Kate are sleuthing pros. J-M KEL

Mochizuki, Ken.  Baseball Saved Us.
A Japanese American boy learns to play baseball when he and his family are forced to live in an internment camp during World War II, and his ability to play helps him after the war is over. J-HF MOC  

Park, Barbara.  Skinnybones.
Alex's active sense of humor helps him get along with the school braggart, make the most of his athletic talents, and simply get by in a hectic world. J PAR  

Stamaty, Mark.  Too Many Time Machines.
Roger uses his time machine to visit Babe Ruth and learn some of the secrets of The Babe's success, enabling Roger's team to win the championship. J-SF STA  

Warner, Gertrude Chandler.  Tree House Mystery.
The Boxcar children are helping their neighbors build a tree house next door to a house with a special secret. J-PBK WAR  

Older Readers  

Gutman, Dan. Babe & Me:  A Baseball Card Adventure.
With their ability to travel through time using vintage baseball cards, Joe and his father have the opportunity to find out whether Babe Ruth really did call his shot when he hit that home run in the 1932 World Series. J-HF GUT

Kisseloff, Jeff. Who is Baseball’s Greatest Pitcher?
You be the judge. The stories, statistics and histories of 38 great pitchers of baseball are provided. The author, a former sports writer and journalist, offers advice of the experts to help you answer baseball’s greatest question. J 796.357 KIS  

Lord, Bette Bao. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson.
When ten-year-old Shirley Temple Wong arrives from China to her new home in Brooklyn, she doesn’t speak English, so it’s hard to make friends. Then she discovers baseball and Jackie Robinson! J-PBK LOR  

Lupica, Mike. Heat.  
Pitching prodigy Michael Arroyo is on the run from social services after being banned from playing Little League baseball because rival coaches doubt he is only twelve years old and he has no parents to offer them proof. J LUP, J-PBK LUP 

Morse, Scott. Dugout: The Zombie Steals Home.
Twins Stacy and Gina Cavallaro are on rival little league teams, and when Gina accidentally unleashes a curse that wakes the dead, Stacy's misfit team gets coached by a baseball-playing zombie! J-GRAPHIC MOR

Ritter, John.  The Boy Who Saved Baseball.
The fate of a small California town rests on the outcome of one baseball game, and Tom Gallagher hopes to lead his team to victory with the secrets of the now disgraced player, Dante Del Gato. J-PBK RIT  

Spangler, Brie. Fox Point's Own Gemma Hopper.
In their tiny corner of Fox Point, Rhode Island, Gemma Hopper’s older brother, Teddy, is a baseball god, destined to become a Major League star. Gemma loves playing baseball, but with her mom gone and her dad working endless overtime, it’s up to her to keep the house running. J- GRAPHIC SPA

Walker, Paul Robert.  Slugger's Club:  a Sports Mystery.
When baseball equipment starts disappearing from B.J.'s Little League team, he and his friends form the Sluggers Club to investigate the crime. J-M WAL