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During a crucial week of baseball at Cogwheel Stadium, the Clayton Cogs strive for a pennant. The Alden siblings are enthusiastic volunteers, joining in the ballpark excitement. However, the opposing team's batters display uncanny knowledge of the Cogs’ pitches. It becomes clear a spy in the stands is stealing the pitcher’s signals. The Boxcar children must investigate and uncover the identity of the perpetrator who threatens the game.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Gertrude Chandler Warner
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