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Ballparks
Baseball Almanac
Billing itself as the
"official" baseball history site, this comprehensive endeavor covers
anything and everything that has to do with the traditions and culture of
this grand old game: autographs, famous firsts, legends, movies, poems and
songs, even presidents! It's a very busy page layout, so it's more
suitable for use by older students. But a teacher who zeros in on
desirable content ahead of time can have his/her students eating up all
the lore and history showcased here.
Baseball Cards:
1887-1914
The Library of Congress offers
this impressive collection of early baseball cards, including Ty Cobb,
Tris Speaker, Cy Young, Connie Mack, Walter Johnson, King Kelly, and
Christy Mathewson. You can search by keyword, player, team, league, city
and card set.
Baseball Reference
One of the hobbies that has
taken root as an offshoot of our national pastime is the compilation of
baseball statistics and mythology. Baseball reference is a fully
searchable, one stop site that brings together all the facts, figures and
lore fans crave. Here you'll find everything from batting averages and
career leaders to team profiles and birthdays. And the links to news,
analysis and travel information makes this site as useful as it is fun.
Imagine the skills you can have your students practice as they plan a
week-long travel itinerary following their favorite team's schedule
Baseball Stats
The Library of Congress offers
this impressive collection of early baseball cards, including Ty Cobb,
Tris Speaker, Cy Young, Connie Mack, Walter Johnson, King Kelly, and
Christy Mathewson. You can search by keyword, player, team, league, city
and card set.
Cincinnati Reds
John Skilton's Baseball Links
Louisville Slugger
Museum
This Flash-based website offers audio and images
that share the heritage and traditions of the grand game f baseball. Of
course there is discussion of the creation and evolution of the bat, but
there is also much material on baseball itself. There's a virtual tour of
the museum and the "ask us" and "trivia" sections cover such fun facts as
"who were the first five men inducted into the hall of fame?" and "how
many bats does a pro player use in a season?"
Major League Baseball
Major League
Baseball's Kids Club
National Baseball Hall of
Fame and Museum
Science of
Baseball
The Exploratorium designed this
award-winning site to help students appreciate the principles of physics
that come into play in the game of baseball. Audio and video clips and
Shockwave simulations help make this site interactive and a lot of fun for
learning. There are such engaging topics as How Far Can You Hit One which
studies the science of hitting, Baseball Timeline which allows you to
adjust a player's stats for comparison in any era in baseball, and Tools
of the Trade that covers the equipment of baseball and how it has changed
over the years. The exhibits on fastball reaction time and the scientific
slugger are especially engaging for young learners!
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