Mystery Coach — Matt Christopher

When their coach becomes ill and their baseball team starts falling apart, several of the Blazers begin receiving coaching tips from an anonymous phone caller.

What can a team do when all of its members know they are getting absolutely no coaching from a man they thought they could depend on?

That was the question Chris Richards and the rest of the Blazers asked themselves when they found out to their amazement that their coach, the strong forces in back of last year's team, didn't seem to care anymore. To make matters worse, Steve Herrick, one of the team's best players, started talking about quitting the team and walking out with a few of the other players. Then suddenly the mysterious phone calls began to occur. It seemed that each member of the team started to get instructions on the phone from a mysterious voice that would only identify itself as “Coach.”

How the boys finally identify the mysterious coach while at the same time come to understand how to get along as a strong team unit is the subject of this fast-paced sports story from an author who has given enjoyment to many thousands of young readers who hunger for exciting stories that are told simply and well.