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Author
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Former Yankee Bobby Richardson played alongside Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Whitey Ford, Joe Pepitone, and Yogi Berra during one of the most prolific dynasties in baseball history, and he remains to this day the only player from the losing team ever to be named World Series MVP. In Impact Player, Bobby shares his life story, including never-before-told tales from the Yankee clubhouse during the historic '55-'65 pennant runs and World Series appearances....
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
In the first definitive biography of the Yankee slugger, Tom Clavin and Danny Peary show that Maris was much more than a flash in the pan. In addition to documenting Maris's amazing home run record, which he achieved in the face of great adversity from adherents of Babe Ruth, Clavin and Peary remind readers that Maris was also a Gold Glove outfielder who actually saved the 1962 World Series for the Yankees with his stellar defensive play.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"With rare access to the inner sanctum of the New York Yankees, SNY analyst Andy Martino weaves two years of exclusive interviews with general manager Brian Cashman into a revelatory account of never-before-told stories about Derek Jeter, Aaron Judge, Alex Rodriguez, the complex front office, team ownership, and insights into the World Series wins and day-to-day running of the team that fans never get to see"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Written as a third-person narrative with "Sports Illustrated" senior baseball writer Verducci, "The Yankee Years" is a thoughtful, utterly honest, and gripping behind-the-scenes look at the Yankees' organization from the most successful--and most respected--baseball manager of the modern era.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 29
Language
English
Description
Pitchers are the heart of baseball, and John Feinstein tells the story of the game today through one season and two great pitchers working in the crucible of the New York media market. Tom Glavine and Mike Mussina have seen it all in the Major Leagues and both entered 2007 in search of individual milestones and one more shot at The World Series-Glavine with the Mets, Mussina five miles away with the Yankees. The two veterans experience very different...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The visiting clubhouse in San Diego was soggy, sweaty and sticky after the 1998 Yankees swept the Padres in four games and celebrated winning their 24th World Series title. The players raised bottles of Champagne, sprayed the bubbly on each other and reveled in a baseball season that might have been more memorable than any in history. Jack Curry was part of that unforgettable scene as a reporter, navigating around the clubhouse to ask the same, pertinent...
10) Henry & me
Publisher
Momentum Pictures
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"When Jack is thrown a curve ball at such a young age, a magical guide named Henry takes him on an unforgettable adventure. On their journey, Jack's dreams come true when he meets his biggest heroes: the New York Yankees! Through meeting Yankee legends of both past and present, he learns valuable lessons that will give him the strength to go up to bat against his greatest battle ever"--Container.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"The definitive biography of one of baseball's most celebrated, mercurial, and misunderstood figures Billy Martin is a story of contrasts. He was the clutch second baseman for the dominant New York Yankees of the 1950s. He then spent sixteen seasons managing in the big leagues, and is considered by anyone who knows baseball to have been a true baseball genius, a field manager without peer. Yet he's remembered more for his habit of kicking dirt on...
13) The lost memoir
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The lost memoir from baseball icon Lou Gehrig-a major historical discovery, published for the first time as a book, with "color commentary" from historian Alan Gaff. In 1927, the legendary Lou Gehrig sat down to write the remarkable story of his life and career. He was at his peak, fresh off a record-breaking season with the fabled '27 World Series champion Yankees. It was an era unlike any other. Gehrig's personal remembrances were published that...
14) Curveball
Author
Series
The contract (Derek Jeter) volume 5
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
While spending the summer with his extended family in New Jersey, Derek finds a team he can play baseball with and earns money to take his best friend to a Yankees game.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Madeline takes a transatlantic trip with Miss Clavel, her schoolmates and her pal, Pepito. After being discovered in the park by a Hollywood producer, Madeline heads to Tinseltown with her friends to star in a movie with the young starlet Sugar Dimples. When the jealous and bratty star has Madeline fired from the picture, Madelines' friends come to the rescue. Spring is in the air and Miss Clavel decides a trip to New York is in order. While all the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"From the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees, Babe Ruth's epic rise to the Baseball Hall of Fame is one to remember. Learn more about Ruth in this epic biography"--
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