
Yankees by the Numbers
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The 1929 New York Yankees were the first Major League baseball team to begin regularly wearing uniform numbers. That team, led by superstars Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, was assigned its numbers based on the batting order. This is why Ruth wore 3, Gehrig 4, and so on. Soon other teams in other cities caught on, and before long every team in baseball were wearing numbers. But like many things in baseball history, it all started in the Bronx.
Over 1,500 players have worn pinstripes in their careers, makes for a lot of good stories. Yankees by the Numbers tells those stories for every Yankee since '29-from Earle Combs (the original #1) to Charlie Keller (the only Yankee to ever wear #99)-providing insightful and humorous commentary about the more memorable players, from a fan's perspective. Each chapter also features a fascinating sidebar that reveals which players were the most obscure to wear a certain number, and also which numbers produced the most wins, home runs and stolen bases in club history. For data seekers, a "Yankees Alphabetical Roster? is a complete listing of every single Yankee since 1929, the numbers they wore, and their years of service at the House that Ruth Built.
Updated through the 2014 baseball season, this second edition of Yankees by the Numbers is a book that every Yankee fan, young or old, should own and cherish.
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- #1: Billy the Kid Steps to the Plate
- #2: The Captain into the 21st Century
- #3: The one and Only Babe
- #4: The Iron Horse. Baseball's Tragic Hero
- #5: The Yankee Clipper
- #6: From Clueless Joe to the Leader of a Dynasty
- #7: The Mick. Who Else?
- #8: A Pair of Hall of fame Catchers
- #9: Roger Maris. a Long time Coming
- #10: Scooter
- #11: Stars Early
- a Potpourri Late
- #12: The Number of the First Dh Ever
- #13: A-Rod: for Better or Worse
- #14: Sweet Lou, Professional Hitter
- #15: Thurman Munson. Another Tragic Captain
- #16: The Chairman of the Board
- #17: The Springfield Rifle and Mick the Quick
- #18: Losing Pitcher
- Perfect Game
- #19: From Murphy to Rags, a Couple of Stoppers
- #20: Hip Hip Jorge
- #21: Paul O'neill: the Warrior
- #22: The Super Chief and the Rocket
- #23: Donnie Baseball
- #24: Rickey, Tino and on to Cano
- #25: Tommy John: Pitcher, Surgery
- #26: The Magic That was El Duque
- #27: A Real mix with A Manager Leading the Way
- #28: Sparky: Fun Guy with a Killer Slider
- #29: Hunting Catfish
- # 30: Two True Yankees
- #31: Don't Call Him Mr. May
- #32: Yankee Trailblazer and Mvp, Elston Howard
- #33: Make Room for Boomer
- #34: Who are These Guys?
- #35: The Moose
- a Free Agent Signing Well Worth It
- # 36: Coney: Mr. Perfect
- #37: The Old Perfessor
- #38: A Number in Search of a Star
- #39: The Straw Man: What Could Have Been
- #40: Supporting Players Need Only Apply
- #41: A Not so Big Unit
- #42: The Best Closer Ever
- #43: A Bunch Out of the Bullpen
- #44: Reggie! Reggie! Reggie!
- #45: Pitchers and Sluggers
- #46: Andy Pettitte, Acts I and II
- #47: No. 47: In Mothballs Until 1955
- #48: The Players Dwindle Down
- #49: Louisiana Lightning
- #50: Get me a Scorecard
- #51: Bernie, Just Bernie
- #52 & 53: Cc and The Road to Abreu and Melky
- #54: The Goose: a Hall of Famer at Last
- #55-57: Godzilla Hits the Bronx
- #58-61: Who Gets the Really High Numbers?
- #62-99: You Sure These Aren't Football Players?
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
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