The New York Yankees' history is filled with great achievements, outstanding performances, and unprecedented success. For more than 40 years, from 1921 to 1964, the Yankees and their fans had much to cheer about - the team won 29 pennants and 20 world championships and featured such greats as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Bill Dickey, Yogi Berra and Whitey Ford. Yankee haters waited endlessly for the fall of the seemingly unbeatable team from New York, and finally, in 1965, the Yankees began to flounder. The team didn't win anything for the next ten years. Each losing season, from 1965 through 1975, is fully covered in this book. The author maintains that in their long losing streak and mediocrity, the Yankees somehow acquired a more endearing quality that had not previously existed. The team that had once offered its fans Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle and other greats now offered Bill Robinson, Danny Cater, Jerry Kenney and Jake Gibbs, and standouts Bobby Murcer, Mel Stottlemyre, Thurman Munson and Roy White - men who knew the Yankees long and glorious history, but knew first-hand the decade of frustration and disappointment that Yankees players and fans had.
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From 1921 to 1964, the New York Yankees won 29 pennants and 20 world championships. Then they didn't win anything for the next ten years. This book covers each losing season, from 1965 through 1975. The author maintains that in their long losing streak and mediocrity, the Yankees acquired a more endearing quality that had not previously existed.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780786418466
Publisert
2004-04-05
Utgiver
Vendor
McFarland & Co Inc
Vekt
374 gr
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
264
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