When the Yankees Were on the Fritz

When the Yankees Were on the Fritz
Title When the Yankees Were on the Fritz PDF eBook
Author Fritz Peterson
Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages 0
Release 2015-03-09
Genre Baseball
ISBN 9781505439052

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"This book is a players inside look at the Horace Clarke Era, a low point in Yankee history when the New York Yankees couldn't win a pennant despite having one of the best right handed/and left handed pitching combinations in the game of baseball, Mel Stottlemyre and Fritz Peterson."--From publisher.

Pinstripe Empire

Pinstripe Empire
Title Pinstripe Empire PDF eBook
Author Marty Appel
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Pages 705
Release 2014-05-06
Genre Sports & Recreation
ISBN 1620406810

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The definitive history of the world's greatest baseball team—with an all new afterword by the author.

The Captain & Me

The Captain & Me
Title The Captain & Me PDF eBook
Author Ron Blomberg
Publisher Triumph Books
Pages 254
Release 2021-04-20
Genre Sports & Recreation
ISBN 1641255862

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The deeply personal story of a friendship between two teammates, and of a human bond which ultimately transcends the game itself. As back-to-back No. 1 draft picks for the New York Yankees, Ron Blomberg and Thurman Munson made for an odd couple. One was a good-looking, gregarious kid from Atlanta who cheerfully talked anyone's ear off at the slightest provocation; the other was a dumpy, grumpy dude from the Midwest rust belt who was about as fond of making idle chit-chat as he was of shaving. Despite the surface differences, the two men would form a close attachment as they ignited a youth movement with the 1970s Yankees. Now, over 40 years after Munson's shocking death in a plane crash at age 32, Blomberg opens up to author Dan Epstein about the beloved Yankees captain in an extraordinary memoir that reaches far beyond baseball.? By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, The Captain & Me shares tales of clubhouse hijinks during the infamous Bronx Zoo era, adventures on the road, and even rubbing shoulders with mobsters. Blomberg also offers a fascinating glimpse into baseball history, including the first-ever strike and lockout, the escalation of the Yankees–Red Sox rivalry, and the start of full-scale free agency. This illuminating remembrance of Munson is filled with untold stories about his analytical-yet-hard-nosed approach to baseball, as well as his kindness and generosity off the field.

Mickey Mantle Is Going to Heaven

Mickey Mantle Is Going to Heaven
Title Mickey Mantle Is Going to Heaven PDF eBook
Author Fritz Peterson
Publisher Mickey Mantle is Going to He
Pages 229
Release 2009
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 1432743848

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In his rookie year, pitcher Peterson had the opportunity to play with Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, and he made a name for himself both on the field and off. Through his very public years as a baseball player and in his later struggle with prostate cancer, he continued to seek salvation and ultimately came to understand the truth of God's Grace.

The Blunder Years

The Blunder Years
Title The Blunder Years PDF eBook
Author Ron Quartararo
Publisher Xlibris Corporation
Pages 121
Release 2016-10-31
Genre Sports & Recreation
ISBN 1524551406

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Someone once said, There once was a team so strong, that when a player hit a single, he was stopping the rally. Such was the legacy of the New York Yankees through the early 1960s. Love em or hate em, theirs was a legacy of winning, of great players, of class and dignity. Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, and Mantle were household names, and their participation in the fall classic was routinely anticipated. That would all come to a screeching halt in 1965, when the Yankees would begin an unforeseen and precipitous downslide. Finishing in last place in 1966, the team would languish under new CBS ownership, succumbing to the specters of age, injuries, mismanagement, and neglect, with no one to replace their immortal superstars. This was the Horace Clark era, the dark ages of the New York Yankees that I call the blunder years.

The Yankee Encyclopedia

The Yankee Encyclopedia
Title The Yankee Encyclopedia PDF eBook
Author Walter LeConte
Publisher Sports Publishing LLC
Pages 642
Release 2003
Genre Sports & Recreation
ISBN 9781582616834

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Swinging '73

Swinging '73
Title Swinging '73 PDF eBook
Author Matthew Silverman
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Pages 275
Release 2013-03-21
Genre Sports & Recreation
ISBN 0762793236

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Interest and attendance were dropping, and football was ascending. Stuck in a rut, baseball was dying. Then Steinbrenner bought the Yankees, a second-division club with wife-swapping pitchers, leaving the House That Ruth Built not with a slam but a simper. He vowed not to interfere—before soon changing his mind. Across town, Tom Seaver led the Mets’ stellar pitching line-up, and iconic outfielder Willie Mays was preparing to say goodbye. For months, the Mets, under Yogi Berra, couldn’t get it right. Meanwhile, the A’s were breaking a ban on facial hair while maverick owner Charlie Finley was fighting to keep them underpaid. But beneath the muttonchops and mayhem, lay another world. Elvis commanded a larger audience than the Apollo landings. A Dodge Dart cost $2,800, gas was a quarter per gallon. A fiscal crisis loomed; Vietnam had ended, the vice president resigned, and Watergate had taken over. It was one of the most exciting years in the game’s history, the first with the designated hitter and the last before arbitration and free agency. The two World Series opponents went head-to-head above the baby steps of a dynasty that soon dwarfed both league champions. It was a turbulent time for the country and the game, neither of which would ever be the same again.