Publisher's Synopsis
Baseball Joe is the fictional hero of a number of children's books written by Howard R. Garis under the name of "Lester Chadwick." The series follows the main character, a star baseball player named Joe Matson, from high school to college (at Yale University) and then to success as a professional. In the Baseball Joe series, Chadwick chronicles the adventures of Joe Matson from the sandlots to prep school, the Ivy League, the minors, the majors, and on to a world tour and other adventures.
