1. By: John H. Ritter
Mia Brdecka
Reading Miss Roche
Period 3
May 11th

2. Summary
 The Boy Who Saved Baseball is about a boy named
Tom who’s town is about to get bull dozed. One day,
the mayor holds a meeting and an old man, Doc, says
that instead of bull dozing the town right away, they
should play a game of baseball to decide. It is a do or
die situation. Will Tom save the town? Will they get
beat at a game of baseball? Pick up the book and find
out for yourself.

3. John H. Ritter: Biography
 John H. Ritter was born on October 31, 1951 in San
Pedro, California. John grew up in a baseball family
which helped him write The Boy Who Saved Baseball.
He has 4 siblings. Also, he lived where there were
mountains which helped him clear his mind and have
a great imagination. In 2004, The Boy Who Saved
Baseball won the Paterson Prize for Children’s Books
award.
 http://www.johnhritter.com/

4. Characters
 Main Characters
-Tom Gallagher – 12 years old, kind, leader, smart, brown- haired
-Cruz de la Cruz- 12 years old, daring, cowboy
-Del Gato- short, dark- bearded, thin face, rugged/ long haired, 5
time all-star, greatest hitter in modern era
 Supporting Characters
-Frankie Flores- 12 years old, Tom’s BFF, shortstop
-Maria- 12 years old, Frankie's cousin, pretty, bossy
-Ramon-12 years old, Smart, outfielder, great hitter
-Will- 12 years old, catcher, great hitter
-Rachel- 12 years old, powerful, tall, strong, pretty
- Mr. Gallagher- Tom Gallagher’s Dad, coach of the Wildcats

5. Plot
 Introduction
- Tom goes to Doc’s house and Doc tells Tom the plan
which is to make Tom fight for the baseball diamond
- Doc tells the mayor the plan
 Rising Action
- Mr. Gallagher assembles a team
- Cruz de la Cruz comes out of no where and sings up for
the team
- Tom and Cruz de la Cruz meet Del Gato

6. Plot Continued
- Del Gato helps coach the Wildcats
-Cruz invents a video game to help the team with their
hitting
- Cruz de la Cruz disappears before the big game
 Climax
- The Wildcats defeat the Lake View Vikings thanks to
Tom
 Falling Action
- Doc dies right when the Wildcats win the game
 Conclusion
- The Wildcats saved Dillingtown

7. Starring Character
 Tom Gallagher is played by: Alex Rodriguez

8. Starring Character
 Cruz de la Cruz played by: Justin Bieber

9. Starring Character
 Del Gato played by: Zac Efron

10. Starring Character
 Frankie Flores played by: Derek Jeter

11. Starring Character
 Maria played by: Selena Gomez

12. Starring Character
 Ramon played by: Usher

13. Starring Character
 Will played by: Pitbull

14. Starring Character
 Rachel played by: Katy Perry

15. Starring Character
 Mr. Gallagher played by: Tom Hanks

16. New Vocabulary
 Las manzanas pequenos- Small apples
Pg. 66 “ Ah, las manzanas pequenos,” said Cruz
 Compadre- Mate
Pg. 59 “ You with me, Compadre?” Cruz whispered.
 La desperada- The desperate
Pg. 58 “But now he realized, he was seeing her, la desperada, in a brand-new
light.”
 El Centro- The center
Pg. 46 “ It turned out that whether or not they thought Tom’s dad was the
double-crosser mentioned in the Death and Doom prophecy, almost no one
thought he would or could give the Wildcats a “snow-ball’s chance in El
Centro.”
 Carne asada- Roast beef
Pg. 43 “Carne asada!” said Frankie.

17. Soundtrack Tunes
 Camp Rock “We Can’t Back Down” when they hear
how the other team is super good. We got a situation that we can't ignore
'Cause ignorance is not bliss
We can't We can't back down We don't have to take this, no
We can't back down (x4) There's too much at stake With every big decision
This is serious We can't back down Comes an equally important share of the risk
Not right now Don't walk away We gotta take this on
We can't back down There's too much at stake
We can't pretend it's not happening This is serious
Not right now We can't back down
In our own backyard Don't walk away
We can't back down There's too much at stake
We can't back down Our own home plate We can't pretend it's not happening This is serious
(No way) In our own backyard Don't walk away
uhh ohhh yeah yeah yeah We been called out Our own home plate We can't pretend it's not happening
(We been called out) (No way) In our own backyard
Don't close your eyes Do you hear your name? We've been called out Our own home plate
We're all in this together (Yeah) We've been called out
(We've been called out)
Wherever I'm not confused Do you hear your name?
we draw the line
Do you hear your name?
Let's win this thing (Yeah) I'm not confused
We're not gonna straddle Let's win this thing
(Let's do it) I'm not confused
but cross it We can't back down
We can't back down Let's win this thing
Or lose it There's too much at stake
There's too much at stake (Let's do it) Don't walk away
Don't walk away, don't walk away, We can't back down Don't walk away,
(Don't walk away, yeah) There's too much at stake
Don't walk away, don't walk away, We can't back down
Don't get me wrong (Don't walk away, yeah) We can't back down
I don't like confrontation Not right now
I'd rather we all just get along We can't back down
Music should be undivided, united

18. Soundtrack Tunes Continued
 “Good Life” by: One Republic to remind them that
whatever happens, it will still be a good life.
Woke up in London yesterday
Found myself in the city near Piccadilly
Don't really know how I got here
I got some pictures on my phone
Oh, this has gotta be the good life
New names and numbers that I don't know This has gotta be the good life
Address to places like Abbey Road This could really be a good life, good life
Day turns to night, night turns to whatever we want
We're young enough to say I say, "Oh, got this feeling that you can't
fight"
Oh, this has gotta be the good life Oh, this has gotta be the good life
Like this city is on fire tonight
This has gotta be the good life This has gotta be the good life
This could really be a good life, a good, good
This could really be a good life, good life This could really be a good life, good life
life
Oh yeah, good, good life, good life, oh, this is
I say, "Oh, got this feeling that you can't fight" I say, oh, got this feeling that you can't fight
Like this city is on fire tonight Like this city is on fire tonight
To my friends in New York, I say hello
This could really be a good life, a good, good life This could really be a good life, a good, good life
My friends in L.A. they don't know
To my friends in New York, I say hello Oh, a good, good life, yeah
Where I've been for the past few years or so
My friends in L.A. they don't know Paris to China to Colorado
Where I've been for the past few years or so Hopelessly
Paris to China to Colorado I feel like there might be something that I'll miss
Sometimes there's airplanes I can' t jump out
Hopelessly
Sometimes there's stuff that don't work now
Sometimes there's airplanes I can' t jump out I feel like the window closes oh so quick
We are God of stories but please tell me
Sometimes there's stuff that don't work now What there is to complain about?
We are God of stories, but please tell me Hopelessly
What there is to complain about? I'm taking a mental picture of you now
'Cause hopelessly
When you're happy like a fool, let it take you overThe hope is we have so much to feel good about
When everything is out you gotta take it in

19. Rating
 I gave The Boy Who Saved Baseball
I gave The Boy Who Saved Baseball five out of five stars
because I enjoyed how to save the town, they had to play
a game of baseball for it. I cherished how they included
how to hit a baseball, meaning the physics behind it and
since I play softball, it came in handy. Lastly, I
appreciated how the author described the characters
from how Del Gato had rugged hair to him having a
short, brown beard.