Few and Chosen
Defining Yankee Greatness Across the Eras
Will be published approx. on 1. April 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-57243-722-7 (ISBN)
Description
With 25 World Series championships and 36 American League pennants, no other baseball team--or sports team--comes close. Thirty-two Yankees players and four managers are in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
b-w photos throughout
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 197 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
653 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57243-722-7 (9781572437227)
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Persons
Whitey Ford is a former MLB pitcher who spent his entire 18-year career with the New York Yankees. He is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Phil Pepe is the author of more than 40 books on sports, including collaborations with Yankees legends Mickey Mantle, Billy Martin, and Whitey Ford. He is a former Yankees beat writer for the New York Daily News and a former president of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Yogi Berra is a National Baseball Hall of Famer and a former MLB catcher, outfielder, and manager. He was named an All-Star player 15 times, won the American League MVP three times, played in 14 World Series games, and holds numerous World Series records including hitting the first pinch-hit home run in World Series history. As a manager, his teams won pennants in both the American and National Leagues during his career with the New York Mets and the New York Yankees. He lives in Montclair, New Jersey.