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Website
MLB Advanced Media

The Official Site of the Angels: Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Features players, schedule, tickets, merchandise, history, stats, and more.
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Website
MLB Advanced Media

Baltimore Orioles Official Site

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features live game feeds, history, stats and ticket information.
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Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Felix the Cat

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
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Website
Other

Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society

For Students 9th - 10th
This virtual museum provides a wealth of information about the original Philadelphia Athletics baseball team and its history.
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Handout
Black Past

Black Past: Roberto (Walker) Clemente

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief encyclopedia entry gives an overview of Roberto Clemente's outstanding career in baseball as well as his humanitarian efforts in Latin America.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Performing Arts Encyclopedia: Take Me Out to the Ball Game

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know that the song "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" is over one hundred years old? Find out why this song has enjoyed lasting popularity. Includes an image of the artwork for the sheet music of this song.
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Website
MLB Advanced Media

Arizona Diamondbacks Official Site

For Students 9th - 10th
Arizona Diamondbacks - official site, offering team news, Fan Zone, tickets, merchandise, history, and more
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Website
Other

The Sporting News: See a Different Game

For Students 9th - 10th
The online version of the magazine, "The Sporting News" covers the top stories, news, and events in all of today's sports. Content also includes Sporting News radio, sports history, trivia, customizable features, and much more.
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Article
Seymour Brody

Jewish Heroes in America: Sandy Koufax

For Students 9th - 10th
Read all about legendary Hall of Fame pitcher, Sandy Koufax. After playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers for 11 years, he retired in 1966 and became a broadcaster for baseball games.
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Graphic
Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Lou Gehrig

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 2000 to commemorate Lou Gehrig. With a short passage on his legendary baseball career playing for the New York Yankees.
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Article
Seymour Brody

Jewish Heroes in America: Hank Greenberg

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn some interesting facts about this Jewish Baseball Hall of Famer and War hero.
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Frank Robinson

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the life and career of Frank Robinson, an American professional baseball player who became the first black manager in Major League Baseball.
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Joe Morgan

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Joe Morgan, an American professional baseball player who won consecutive National League (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards in 1975-76, when he led the Cincinnati Reds to back-to-back...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Library of Congress: Virtual Programs: Web Guides: Baseball Resources

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Photograph of baseball players.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Fulvous Harvest Mouse

For Students 4th - 8th
The fulvous Harvest Mouse is a nocturnal species that lives in grassy fields where there are shrubs. These Mice are good climbers, and build baseball-sized nests up off the ground, in vegetation. Learn more about the Reithrodontomys...
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Website
MLB Advanced Media

Chicago Cubs

For Students 9th - 10th
Chicago Cubs official site, with team news, game recaps, roster, stats, schedule, ticket information, and more.
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Website
MLB Advanced Media

Milwaukee Brewers Official Site

For Students 9th - 10th
This official site features all the information you will need on the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Handout
MLB Advanced Media

Chicago Cubs: Sammy Sosa

For Students 9th - 10th
Profiles the life and career of Chicago Cubs right fielder Sammy Sosa. It has current statistics and links to other resource information.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Baseball Player Jackie Robinson

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to Jackie Robinson in his own words discuss his fight against prejudice in Major League Baseball. In 1947, he became the first professional black baseball player in history. This audio presentation presents his views on...
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Website
Other

Blackbetsy.com: Shoeless Joe Jackson's Virtual Hall of Fame

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more about one of the greatest players in American League baseball history. What is the real story behind Shoeless Joe Jackson's baseball career?
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Article
ESPN Internet Ventures

Espn: Excerpt: Ty Cobb and Carl Mays

For Students 9th - 10th
An excerpt from a book describing the baseball relationship between Ty Cobb and Carl Mays. The article details Ty Cobb's baseball career. ( May, 2008)
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Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Teachers: Recreation Yesterday and Today

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Primary texts from the 1920s and 1930s launch an exploration of entertainment and recreation popular during that time in America's history. Students will research rural and nationwide experiences from this time and, in turn, make...
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Article
ESPN Internet Ventures

Espn: He Was a Pain, but a Great Pain

For Students 9th - 10th
ESPN article providing highlights of the record setting career of babeball legend, Ty Cobb, who was almost as famous for his off field antics as for his on field statistics.
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Jackie Robinson

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical sketch on Jackie Robinson, the first black baseball player to play in the American major leagues during the 20th century.