The biography of Lipman Pike, a power hitting pre-1900 baseball player who once outran a racehorse, told in picture book format.

"A historical picture book about Edith Houghton, a female baseball phenomenon who joined the professional women's team the Bobbies at the age of 10."--

When Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers he became the first African American to play on a white Major League Baseball team. Read about how Robinson changed the face of baseball when he broke the color barrier and opened the door for the non-white players that followed.

Traces the life and baseball career of the legend, discussing the records he set and some he still holds.