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Dan P. Gutman (born October 19, 1955) is an American writer, primarily of children's fiction. His best known works are the Baseball Card Adventures children's book series which started off with Honus & Me. Each book in the series revolves around a child named Joe Stoshack (Nicknamed "Stosh") traveling back in time to meet a baseball legend; the first work is based on the premise of Sotsh finding a Honus Wagner T206 baseball card in the attic of his neighbor. Further books in the series feature Jackie Robinson, Babe Ruth, Joe Jackson'>Shoeless Joe Jackson, Dorothy Maguire, Abner Doubleday, Satchel Paige, Jim Thorpe, Ray Chapman, Roberto Clemente, Ted Williams, and Willie Mays. The original story, Honus & Me, was made into a Turner Network Television made-for-TV picture entitled The Winning Season, starring Matthew Modine.Gutman was born in New York City. He was raised in Newark, New Jersey - by his mother alone from age 13, when his father abandoned them. He graduated from Rutgers University with a degree in psychology and started graduate school in that field. As of 2008 he lived in Haddonfield, New Jersey with his wife and two children.

Personal facts

Birth date	October 18, 1955
Birth place	New York City , New York

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