Books written by Phil Pepe

Still a Kid at Heart: My Life in Baseball and Beyond

In his new book, Still a Kid at Heart, written with longtime New York baseball writer Phil Pepe, Carter writes of his love for the game, the personalities on and off the field who have enriched his life, and the years since his retirement.
Still Pitching: Musings from the Mound and the Microphone

An example: in the early sixties, I hooked up in a game with Robin Roberts, who won 286 games and was elected to the Hall of Fame. He had his best years with the Phillies, and he played for Michigan State, ...
Core Four: The Heart and Soul of the Yankees Dynasty

Rivera's weakness is holding runners on base, and Roberts exploited that weakness bystealing second inadaring move. He scored ona singleto center by Bill Mueller to tiethe gameat 4–4. Rivera pitched out of a basesloaded jam and the game ...
Few and Chosen Dodgers: Defining Dodgers Greatness Across the Eras

He could hit Robin Roberts in his sleep, and Roberts, in his time, was probably the bestpitcher in the game. People who read that right field in Ebbets Field was only 296 feet away think it was an easy home-run park for left-handed ...
The Baseball Book of Lists

2 of the 1950 World Series with a home run in the 10th inning off Robin Roberts of the Philadelphia Phillies : “ Up to that time , I hadn't had a hit in the Series . The Phillies started Jim Konstanty in the first game , a surprise ...
The Book of Sports Lists II

2 of the 1950 World Series with a home run in the 10th inning , off Robin Roberts of the Philadelphia Phillies : “ Up to that time , I hadn't had a hit in the Series . The Phillies started Jim Konstanty in the first game , a surprise ...
Unhittable: Reliving the Magic and Drama of Baseball's Best-Pitched Games

Robin Roberts 20. Dizzy Dean 1. Walter Johnson 2. Sandy Koufax 3. Bob Feller 4. Warren Spahn 5. Grover Cleveland Alexander 6. Lefty Grove 7. Cy Young 8. Christy Mathewson 9. Whitey Ford 10. Randy Johnson 11. Bob Gibson 12.
Slick: My Life in and Around Baseball

Ron Guidry , Bob Lemon , Early Wynn , Robin Roberts , Jim Palmer , Tom Seaverthey have to be among the best I've seen . The best young pitcher I've seen lately is Dwight Gooden . They say he had an off year in 1986 , but what was he ...
Billyball

The sometime manager of the New York Yankees holds forth on America's favorite pastime with provocative and informed opinions on players, owners, coaches, strategies, managing, and the nitty-gritty of play on the field
Few and Chosen Yankees: Defining Yankee Greatness Across the Eras

The first time I met him was at my wedding. Joan and I got married on April 14, 1951, while I was on leave from the army. The reception was in Donahue's bar in Astoria, a nice place on Steinway Street with an upstairs ...
The Book of Sports Lists

... BETTY FRIEDAN First base - Mary Calhoun Second base - Sadie Houck Third base - She Donahue Shortstop - Lena Blackburne Outfield - Gail Henley Outfield - Baby Doll Jacobson Outfield - Estel Crabtree Catcher - Bubbles Hargrave Pitcher ...
Put It In the Book!: A Half-Century of Mets Mania

For instance, Lindsey had a certain inflection when the Mets took the lead. I'll try to parrot that sometimes. It's not a cheap imitation, or a put-down, it's quite the opposite. It's a tribute, and it's a silent, understated homage.
The Yankees: An Authorized History of the New York Yankees

... 1928–32 1991-93 1944 Mike McCormick Lance McCullers Lindy McDaniel Mickey McDermott Danny McDevitt Dave McDonald ... Johnson Hank Johnson Duke Maas Kevin Maas Bob MacDonald Danny MacFayden Ray Mack Bunny Madden Elliott Maddox Dave ...
Big Red: Baseball, Fatherhood, and My Life in the Big Red Machine

Filled with amusing anecdotes and behind-the-scenes glimpses of what it's like when baseball really does run in the family, this is a sports memoir unlike any other.
Unhittable: Reliving the Magic and Drama of Baseball's Best-Pitched Games

Looks at the history of the greatest performances by pitchers in the history of baseball including perfect games, near-misses, no-hitters, and the 20-strikeout games, highlighting such pitchers as Johnny Vander Meer, Nolan Ryan, and Roger ...
Book of Sports Lists

Arnold Palmer - September 10 , 1929 43. Maurice Richard - August 4 , 1921 44. Oscar Robertson - November 24 , 1938 45. Jackie Robinson - January 31 , 1919 46. Sugar Ray Robinson - May 3 , 1920 47. Pete Rose - April 14 , 1941 48.
Few and Chosen Cubs: Defining Cubs Greatness Across the Eras

Mike “King” Kelly might have been baseball's first superstar. If he wasn't the greatest player of the 19th century, he certainly was the most color- ful and the most recognizable—a dashing figure on and off the field with his flowing ...
Divided Loyalties: The Diary of a Basketball Father

Fathers and sons. Winning and losing. Making hard choices in life. This extraordinary book about a remarkable family and a true American hero explores some of the oldest and most...
Slick

Whitey Ford tells the story of his rise from the sandlots of New York to national prominence at Yankee Stadium, describing events from the Yankee past and the golden age of baseball
Magic Moments Yankees: Celebrating the Most Successful Franchise in Sports History

This history of bad blood between Brett and the Yankees traced back almost a decade, all the way to the mid1970s, when the Yankees and Brett's Kansas City Athletics met in three consecutive American League Championships Series in 1976, ...