00853cam a2200241 4500 204084595 TxAuBib 20150101120000.0 761123s1977||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 76056153 9780316139724 0316139726 DLC DLC DLC TxAuBib Christopher, Matt, 1917-1997. The diamond champs / by Matt Christopher ; illustrated by Larry Johnson. 1st ed. Boston : Little, Brown and Co., 1977. 120 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. An aura of intrigue surrounds a baseball coach obsessed with the idea of turning a bunch of handpicked beginners into champions in one season. 20150101. Baseball Fiction. Johnson, Larry, 1949-