By Tracy Brown Collins

George Herman Ruth Jr used to be born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1895. A rebellious baby, he was once finally despatched to a penal complex boarding institution the place he by no means relatively discovered the self-discipline his mom and dad was hoping for, yet he did study whatever that modified his existence: baseball. This publication chronicles Ruth's lifestyles.

By Bruce Markusen

When Orlando "Cha Cha" Cepeda all started taking part in significant league baseball in 1958, the San Francisco Giants' farm director in comparison the newly bought participant to the good Willie Mays, announcing that Cepeda was once the easiest younger participant he'd obvious because the "Say howdy child" emerged. The Orlando Cepeda Story follows that sensational yr and people following while Cepeda slammed his means right into a expert baseball profession that may final approximately 20 years and span six crew assignments.