num_pages: 224
description: Tom Gallagher is in a tight spot. The fate of the Dillontown team rests on the outcome of one baseball game, winner take all. If Tom's team loses, they lose their field too. But how can they possibly win? Just when everything seems hopeless, a mysterious boy named Cruz de la Cruz rides into town and claims to know the secret of hitting. Not to mention the secrets of Dante Del Gato, Dillontown's greatest hitter ever. Since he walked away from the game years ago, Del Gato hasn't spoken a word to anyone. But now he might be Tom's only hope for saving his hometown. From the award-winning author of Over the Wall and Choosing Up Sides comes this imaginative tale of one boy's struggle to preserve the spirit of the game he loves.
language: English
title: The Boy Who Saved Baseball
titlecomplete: The Boy Who Saved Baseball (Cruz de la Cruz, #2)
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult, Sports, Childrens, Chapter Books, Baseball, Fantasy, Middle Grade
ratings_count: 2548
places: California, Dillontown, California
series: Cruz de la Cruz
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
publisher: Puffin Books