The New York Yankees are baseball's most storied team. They first played at Hilltop Park, then moved to the Polo Grounds, then Yankee Stadium, Shea Stadium, back to the renovated Yankee Stadium, and now in the new Yankee Stadium. They also frequently opened the season in Boston's historic Fenway Park, fondly remembered Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Griffith Stadium in Washington, and all around the expanded leagues after 1961. This book details every opening-day celebration and game from 1903 to 2017, while noting how each was affected by war, the economy, political and social protest and population shifts. We see presidents and politicians, entertainers, celebrities, and fans, owners, managers, and most of all, the players.
From 1903 through 1996, the New York Yankees' opening game for each season is fully covered in this book. The game descriptions are nearly inning-by-inning, highlighting the big plays and the top performances.
... Lou Cucuzza Jr., Steve Donahue, Mary Durante, John Esposito, Eddie Fasthook, Samantha Giraud, Betsy Leesman, Chris Granazio, Annette Guardabascio, Rocky Halsey, Eddie Layton, Ann Mileo, Gene Monahan, Tony Morante, Debbie Nicolisi, ...
The New York Giants have sent more men to the Baseball Hall of Fame than any other team, a distinction that only begins to hint at the place this storied franchise holds in the long history of Americas national pastime.
A salute to the 50 greatest seasons by individual Yankee players of all time ranked in order of their memorability.
But what about the Yankees before these big names? The early Yankees, who spent their first 12 years known as the Highlanders and were occasionally known as the Americans and the Invaders, get the attention they deserve in this work.
The 1950s marked a transformative period in postwar American history. In baseball, one dynasty was the story during the decade. The New York Yankees played in eight World Series from 1950 to 1959, winning six of them.
But Kevin Millar led off with a walk, then pinch runner Dave Roberts stole second base, a moment many point to as the turning point in the entire series. Bill Mueller singled in Roberts to tie the game, setting the stage for David ...
“The Yankee Clipper” broke Rogers Hornsby's National League mark of 33 straight games on June 21. The next record to fall was George Sisler's single-season mark of 41 consecutive games with a hit, which DiMaggio passed on June 29 ...
Between 1920 and 1964, the Bronx Bombers dominated the game of baseball.
This beautiful keepsake highlights the people and moments which have defined Yankees baseball throughout the years, from Babe Ruth's 61 home runs and the '27 Yankees, to Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak, to the Mantle-Maris home run ...