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Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this striking picture book biography, an old-timer tells us what made Sandy Koufax so amazing. We learn that the beginning of his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers was rocky, that he was shy with his teammates, and experienced discrimination as one of the only Jews in the game. We hear that he actually quit, only to return the next season--different--firing one rocket after another over the plate. We watch him refuse to play in the 1965 World Series...
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