Baseball Crazy

Lorimer Sports Stories

by Martyn Godfrey

Rob wins a contest to be the Toronto Blue Jays' bat boy during spring training in Florida. He not only meets his baseball heroes, he's one of the team. When some of the players' equipment mysteriously disappears from a locked cupboard, however, team morale drops and Rob worries he's a suspect. To save his reputation and the Blue Jays' season, he scrambles to solve the mystery. Baseball Crazy fulfills every fan's dream to work and play in the big leagues.

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Martyn N. Godfrey (April 17, 1949—2000) was an English-Canadian author of children's fantasy books. Born in Birmingham, England, he moved to Toronto, Ontario when he was eight. Godfrey graduated from university in 1974 with a teaching degree.

Godfrey was the Edmonton Public Library’s writer-in-residence in 1989. He died in 2000. The Young Alberta Book Association presents an annual Martyn Godfrey Young Writers Award in his name.

Reviews

[Mike P · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think that if you like baseball, this is a good book for you. This book is about a kid who wins a contest to be the spring taining batt boy for the Toronto Blue Jays. Well he is in Florida batt boying a guy steals the players gloves from the locker room. Rob goes to Disneyland; he finds the robber and turns him in. I recommend this book.