Where Have All Our Yankees Gone?: Past the Pinstripes

by Jensen, Brian

• ISBN13: 9781589790599
• ISBN10: 1589790596
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-04-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

It is the most recognizable uniform in the world of sports, worn by the most revered athletes to ever play the professional game. Just mention the world "pinstripes" and visions of Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Lou Gehrig, and so many other legends begin replaying history in the minds of baseball fans everywhere. Not all players who wore the pinstripes were the greatest of all time. But they were all New York Yankees, ordained to greatness and separated from any other athlete on any other team in any other sport simply by donning the pinstripes. Eventually -- whether after a long, illustrious career or a short, uneventful stay -- the jersey, cap, and glove would be removed and life after playing under the most intense microscope in the world -- that is, the New York media and fans -- would begin. Where Have All Our Yankees Gone? is a revealing look at a diverse collection of former New York Yankees players and the stories that followed their lives after baseball. From Bobby Richardson's reaction to a Mickey Mantle request to the end of Doc Medich's medical career; from a former first baseman's bout with insomnia to a pitcher's plight with alcohol; from Ralph Houk to Ralph Terry, Steve Kline to Steve Sax, and all the Dooley Womacks in between, Where Have All Our Yankees Gone? takes you past the pinstripes. Written in a conversational, easy-to-read style, the stories will interest more than the die-hard Yankees fan or baseball enthusiast. They will relate to anyone who enjoys the human element of athletes' lives. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Brian Jensen is an Emmy and Katie Award-winning television and radio sports anchor and broadcaster with almost twenty-five years of experience in the sports media business. He is the director of communications for Cushman & Wakefield of Texas, Inc., and is the play-by-play voice of Texas Tech football

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction	1	(8)
Jim Abbott, P 1993-94
Hesitant Hero	9	(6)
Jesse Barfield, OF 1989-92
A Patent Performance	15	(6)
Hank Bauer, OF 1948-59
Retirement Fantasy	21	(5)
Fred Beene, P 1972-74
Having a Blast	26	(6)
Johnny Blanchard, C/OF 1955, 1959-65
Soul Train	32	(8)
Ron Blomberg, 1B/DH 1969, 1971-76
Designee	40	(5)
Bobby Brown, 3B/2B/SS/OF 1946-52, 1954
A Change of Heart	45	(5)
Tommy Byrne, P 1943, 1946-51, 1954-57
In His Wake	50	(5)
Bob Cerv, OF 1951-56, 1960-62
Numbers Game	55	(4)
Horace Clarke, 2B 1965-74
Great Vibes	59	(4)
Jerry Coleman, 2B/SS 1949-57
The Shirt off His Back	63	(6)
Ron Davis, P 1978-81
Amazon Efforts	69	(6)
Art Ditmar, P 1957-61
Just for Fun	75	(5)
Brian Doyle, INF 1978-80
Double Dose	80	(6)
Ryne Duren, P 1958-61
Seeing Clearly	86	(7)
Ed Figueroa, P 1976-78
Truckin' On	93	(5)
Ray Fontenot, P 1983-84
Aiee!	98	(8)
George Frazier, P 1981-83
Telling It Like It Is	106	(6)
Oscar Gamble, OF 1976, 1979-84
Gambling on Others	112	(5)
Eli Grba, P 1959-60
Hall of Fame Drunk	117	(3)
Xavier Hernandez, P 1994
Back on the Bus	120	(4)
Ralph Houk C 1947-54, Manager 1961-63, 1966-73
Hooking Houk	124	(5)
Billy Johnson, 3B 1943, 1946-51
Cotton Pickin' Good	129	(4)
Cliff Johnson, 1B/DH 1977-79
Home on the Range	133	(3)
Jay Johnstone, OF 1978-79
The Price Is Right	136	(5)
Jimmy Jones, P 1989-90
Home Sweet Home	141	(4)
Steve Kline, P 1970-74
Broken Lumber	145	(4)
Phil Linz, 2B/SS/3B 1962-65
Play It Again, Phil	149	(5)
Hector Lopez, OF 1959-66
Recreation Specialist	154	(5)
Kevin Maas, 1B/DH 1990-93
Fixer Upper	159	(5)
Elliott Maddox, OF 1974-76
Knocking on Heaven's Door	164	(6)
Lindy McDaniel, P 1968-73
E-I-E-I-Ouch	170	(6)
George "Doc" Medich, P 1972-75
The Doctor Is Out	176	(5)
Graig Nettles, 3B 1973-83
Poof	181	(4)
Irv Noren, OF 1952-56
On Track	185	(5)
Mike Pagliarulo, 3B 1984-89
Nose for the Game	190	(6)
Joe Pepitone, lB 1962-69
Sleepless in the City	196	(6)
Roger Repoz, OF 1964-66
Tattooed	202	(3)
Bobby Richardson, 2B 1955-66
Graceful	205	(7)
Mickey Rivers, OF 1976-79
Still Quick	212	(5)
Andre Robertson, SS, 2B 1981-85
Planted	217	(6)
Bill Robinson, OF 1967-69
My Own Man-tle	223	(4)
Eddie Robinson, 1B/PH 1954-56
Top Pick	227	(5)
Steve Sax, 2B 1989-91
Kicking It Up	232	(6)
Charlie Silvera C 1948-56
Cub Scout	238	(3)
Bill "Moose" Skowron, 1B 1954-62
For the Cycle	241	(5)
Don Slaught, C 1988-89
A Teaching Onslaught	246	(5)
Tom Sturdivant, P 1955-59
Guardian Angels	251	(5)
Ralph Terry, P 1956, 1959-64
A High Fly Ball	256	(4)
Thad Tillotson, P 1967-68
Variety's the Spice	260	(5)
Mike Torrez, P 1977
Specialized	265	(6)
Tom Tresh, SS/OF 1961-69
On the Slide	271	(6)
Bob Turley, P 1955-62
Secure	277	(6)
Tom Underwood, P 1980-81
Net Worth	283	(6)
Mike Wallace, P 1974-75
Growing Season	289	(6)
Dooley Womack, P 1966-68
Dooley Noted	295