Billyball
- ISBN-10
- 0385234910
- ISBN-13
- 9780385234917
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 276
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1987
- Publisher
- Doubleday Books
- Authors
- Billy Martin, Phil Pepe
Description
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
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