THE KID WHO BATTED 1.000

by ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 27, 1951

A mock-serious baseball spoof about the invasion of the big leagues by a nonhitting regular on a major league team and his talented rooster. Popoff Pendergast, manager of the cellar-rooted Chicks, was meaning low because the owner, Zeke Chickering, had hinted that Popoff would be one of the first to leave town if the team did not climb out of last place. Pretzels Litzenberg, first string pitcher, provides the Chicks' missing spark by turning scout and importing Dave King, a chicken raising sprout from the sticks, who not only supplies the team with a handsome rooster mascot but taken into the line-up, astounds the baseball world by hitting nothing but foul balls, rattling opposing pitchers into yielding bases on balls. But the Foul Ball king finally becomes one of the boys as he hits one fine home run in the series clincher. Red-faced owner, greaning manager, wacky horse play and general confusion for grand slam humor.

Pub Date: Sept. 27, 1951

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Doubleday

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1951

Categories: FICTION