A strong right arm
Subtitle: the story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson
By: Michelle Y. Green ; introduction by Mamie Johnson
Series: The exchange : what makes someone courageous!
Publisher: Hampton-Brown
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Carmel, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 125
ISBN-13: 9780736228121
Description: Biography of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, one of only three women (so far) to play professional baseball. Johnson was a pitcher with the Negro Leagues' Indianapolis Clowns from 1953 to 1955. For grades 6-9.
Table of contents: title: The wall; title: Carolina Summers; title: Blackberry sky; title: Knuckleball; title: Long branch; title: The tryout; title: Bannecker field; title: Change-up; title: Full count; title: Call me peanut; title: Miller's field.