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Cardinals Sports Heroes Block: City Block St. Louis: Mark McGwire, Ozzie Smith
Cardinals Sports Heroes Block City Block St Louis Mark McGwire Ozzie Smith Author:Rob Rains, Ozzie Smith This is a pre-pack of 2 books including: Mark McGwire: Slugger and Ozzie Smith: Road to Cooperstown. Slugger! is a biography of one of baseball's most popular and prolific home run hitters. Geared toward children between the ages of 6 and II, it describes how Mark overcame poor eyesight and various injuries to become one of baseball's most rever... more »ed hitters. This inspirational book encourages children to overcome life's difficult experiences and to "never give up on following" their dreams. Ozzie Smith has lived a legendary life of baseball, capped by the ultimate honor - induction into Cooperstown. The Wizard of Oz, best known for his on-field acrobatics and his ability to make the impossible play from shortstop, played in the major leagues for 19 years, the final 15 in St. Louis. He retired in 1996, was voted into the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, ans was named to the All-Century team as one of the 100 best players in the 20th century.« less