Book Series · 12 Books

Baseball Card Adventures Books

In order from Honus & Me to Willie & Me.

A young baseball fan uses old cards to travel through time, meet legendary players, investigate famous moments, and try to change history.

Reviewed by the Bookroo Editors Updated August 12, 2026

Reading order

How to Read the Baseball Card Adventures

Read the twelve books in publication order, beginning with Honus & Me. Each trip focuses on a different player or baseball mystery, while Joe's time-travel rules, family relationships, and earlier choices carry forward to the finale.

Sources: Dan Gutman's official twelve-book order.

For parents

What Parents Should Know

Baseball history brings Joe into racism and segregation, antisemitism, the Civil War, Pearl Harbor, organized crime, cheating scandals, dangerous travel, serious injuries, and historical deaths. Several stories include threats with weapons or attempts to kill Joe, though the action is written for middle-grade readers rather than described graphically.

The books combine fantasy with real people and events. Author notes and historical photographs help readers separate the record from Joe's fictional attempts to change it.

Where to start

Where Should My Child Start?

Learn how the cards work

Begin with Honus & Me, where Joe discovers his time-travel ability and meets Honus Wagner.

Where the story begins

First Book in the Series

Sale price

$858

Book #1 · Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1997

Honus & Me

By Dan Gutman

A boy discovers a baseball card that lets him time travel to meet legendary players.

144 pages· 24,005 words· Est. 3.5 hour read

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Paperback

Summary: Joe Stoshack, a baseball enthusiast who struggles to play well, finds a rare T-206 Honus Wagner card while cleaning an attic. This discovery unlocks a time-traveling adventure, taking him back to 1909 to meet the legendary Honus Wagner. As Joe navigates the past, he hopes to learn from Wagner and improve his own game. But can a journey through time teach him the skills he lacks? Dive into a world where history and baseball collide, and discover if Joe can change his fate with the help of a baseball legend.

In reading order