Few and Chosen

Defining Yankee Greatness Across the Eras

Whitey Ford, Phil Pepe (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

2005
Triumph Books (Verlag)
978-1-57243-722-7 (ISBN)

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Whitey Ford, a Hall of Fame pitcher with the Yankees for 16 seasons, gives unique insight and takes on the challenge of selecting the five best players at each position in the franchise's history, which includes 26 World Series championships and 36 American League pennants—a legacy no other team comes close to achieving. Featured players include Joe DiMaggio, Phil Rizzuto, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, Johnny Mize, and Enos Slaughter.

Whitey Fordis 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. Heisa formerYankees 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 MLBcatcher, 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.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.4.2005
Reihe/Serie	Few and Chosen
Vorwort	Yogi Berra
Zusatzinfo	b-w photos throughout
Verlagsort	Chicago
Sprache	englisch
Maße	203 x 228 mm
Gewicht	662 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
	Reisen
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-57243-722-7 / 1572437227
ISBN-13	978-1-57243-722-7 / 9781572437227
Zustand	Neuware