The Kid Who Only Hit Homers

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The Kid Who Only Hit Homers
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Author Matt Christopher
Publisher Little, Brown & Co.
Publication date
March 16, 1972
ISBN 1-599-53107-0

The Kid Who Only Hit Homers (1972) is a children's novel about baseball written by American author Matt Christopher. [1] [2] It was the first in a series of four novels featuring a young man (Sylvester Coddmeyer III) who is trained to play baseball by supernatural visitations from former Major League players.

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Plot

Sylvester Coddmeyer III is having trouble hitting on his little league baseball team and, as a result, is thinking about quitting baseball. Sylvester loved baseball, but he wasn't what you'd call a good hitter. He had decided against joining the team when he met George Baruth. He promised Sylvester he would help him become one of the best players ever. Before long he was hitting homers. When his friend "Snooky" tries to convince him this mysterious man was just a figment of his imagination, Sylvester tries to prove to him the truth.

Sequels

References

  1. Christopher, Matt (1972). The Kid Who Only Hit Homers. Internet Archive. Boston : Little, Brown. ISBN   9780316139878.
  2. "The Kid Who Only Hit Homers". Kirkus Reviews . March 1, 1972. Retrieved September 27, 2024.