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At the start of the 1941 baseball season, neither Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees nor Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox were beloved by baseball fans. But that all changed when Joe started a 56-game hitting streak and Teds batting average rose to over .400. Despite numerous challenges along the way-Joe had his bat stolen by an overeager fan and Teds batting average dipped to .3995 on the last day of the season-the records set by Joltin Joe and The Splendid Splinter have yet to be broken. New York Times bestselling author of the Sluggers series with Loren Long, Phil Bildner has written an accessible tribute to two of baseballs greatest heroes. Packed with fun facts and statistics for eager fans to pore over, this book is sure to be a home run!,



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Phil Bildner

Phil Bildner is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous books for kids. His latest book is the groundbreaking, #OwnVoices middle grade novel, A High Five for Glenn Burke. He is the author of many children's picture books including the Margaret Wise Brown Prize winning Marvelous Cornelius, the Texas Bluebonnet Award winning Shoeless Joe & Black Betsy, Martina & Chrissie, Twenty-One Elephants, and The Soccer Fence. Phil is also the author of A Whole New Ballgame, Rookie of the Year, Tournament of Champions, and Most Valuable Players in the critically acclaimed middle grade Rip & Red series.In 2017, Phil founded The Author Village, an author booking business. A former middle school teacher in the New York City public schools, Phil spends much of the year visiting schools around the country conducting writing workshops and talking process with students. He lives in Newburgh, New York with his husband and dog.



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