The novels are typically illustrated with black and white photos from the time period in which the story takes place.

[5] Joe Stoshack discovers the T206 Honus Wagner, the most valuable baseball card in the world, while cleaning out an Ms. Amanda Young's attic.

Joe helps Honus Wagner win the 7th game of the 1909 World Series, and travels back to the present to return the card to his neighbor.

[6] Joe Stoshack was a ten year old boy who was assigned to do a book report on Jackie Robinson for black history month.

Joe Stoshack and his father Bill travel back to the year 1932 and catch Babe Ruth's called shot in Game 3 of the 1932 World Series against the Chicago Cubs.

[10] However, Joe's cousin Samantha switches the Mantle card for a catcher of a women's league team, Dorothy Maguire.

Stosh's mom helps save an injured person's life by using modern day medical techniques.

Stosh and Flip Valentini go back in time with a radar gun to find out how fast Satchel Paige's pitching really was.

When Joe recovers from his accident, he goes back to 1920 and attempts to save Chapman from being fatally struck in the head with a baseball.

Joe meets player and humanitarian Roberto Clemente, before traveling forward to 2080 to see the damage caused by global warming and he saves his Spanish teacher along the way.

On the advice of Ralph Branca, Joe travels back to 1951 to try to prevent the "Shot Heard 'Round the World", one of the most controversial home runs in baseball history.