YANKEES BY THE NUMBERS PA

by GUTMAN,BILL

• ISBN13: 9781602397637
• ISBN10: 1602397635
• Edition: 00
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2010-03-17
• Publisher: FRWHEEL

Summary

What do Mark Koenig, Red Rolfe, Frank Crosetti, Sandy Alomar, Bobby Murcer, Wayne Tolleson, and Derek Jeter all have in common? They all wore #2 for the New York Yankees, even though nearly eight decades have passed between the first time Koenig buttoned up a Yankee uniform with that number and the last time Jeter performed the same routine. Since 1929, the Yankees have issued 73 different numbers to more than 1,500 players. That's a lot of overlap. That also makes for a lot of good stories. Yankees by the Numbers tells those stories for every Yankee since '29'”from Earle Combs (the original #1) to Charlie Keller (the only Yankee to ever wear #99)'”providing insightful and humorous commentary about the more memorable players, from a fan's perspective. Complete with more than 100 baseball cards (courtesy of the Topps Company), each chapter also features a fascinating sidebar that reveals which players were the most obscure to wear a certain number, and also which numbers produced the most wins, home runs and stolen bases in club history. For data seekers, the Yankees Alphabetical Roster is a complete listing of every single Yankee since 1929, the numbers they wore, and their years of service at the House that Ruth Built.

Author Biography

Bill Gutman is the author of more than 200 books for both children and adults including What if the Babe Had Kept His Red Sox?, It's Outta Here!: The History of the Home Run from Babe Ruth to Barry Bonds, and Parcells: A Biography.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Billy the Kid Steps to the Plate	p. 5
The Captain into the 21st Century	p. 13
The One and Only Babe	p. 20
The Iron Horse. Baseball's Tragic Hero	p. 25
The Yankee Clipper	p. 28
From Clueless Joe to the Leader of a Dynasty	p. 33
The Mick. Who Else?	p. 42
A Pair of Hall Of Fame Catchers	p. 49
Roger Maris. A Long Time Coming	p. 54
Scooter	p. 63
Stars Early; A Potpourri Late	p. 70
The Number of the First Dh Ever	p. 78
A-Rod: For Better or Worse	p. 86
Sweet Lou, Professional Hitter	p. 92
Thurman Munson. Another Tragic Captain	p. 101
The Chairman of the Board	p. 107
The Springfield Rifle and Mick the Quick	p. 112
Losing Pitcher; Perfect Game	p. 122
From Murphy to Rags, A Couple of Stoppers	p. 132
Hip Hip Jorge	p. 143
Paul O'Neill: The Warrior	p. 152
The Super Chief and the Rocket	p. 163
Donnie Baseball	p. 173
Rickey, Tino and on to Cano	p. 182
Tommy John: Pitcher, Surgery	p. 194
The Magic that was El Duque	p. 205
A Real Mix with a Manager Leading the Way	p. 214
Sparky: Fun Guywith A Killer Slider	p. 222
Hunting Catfish	p. 231
Two True Yankees	p. 242
Don't Call him Mr. May	p. 250
Yankee Trailblazer and MVP, Elston Howard	p. 258
Make Room For Boomer	p. 263
Who are these Guys?	p. 272
The Moose; A Free Agent Signing Well Worth It	p. 279
Coney: Mr. Perfect	p. 287
The Old Perfessor	p. 296
A Number in Search of a Star	p. 299
The Straw Man: What Could Have Been	p. 306
Supporting Players Need Only Apply	p. 315
A Not So Big Unit	p. 320
The Best Closer Ever	p. 327
A Bunch Out of the Bullpen	p. 333
Reggie! Reggie! Reggie!	p. 338
Pitchers and Sluggers	p. 343
Andy Pettitte, Acts I and II	p. 351
No. 47: In Mothballs Until 1955	p. 357
The Players Dwindle Down	p. 364
Louisiana Lightning	p. 368
Get Me a Scorecard	p. 372
Bernie, Just Bernie	p. 376
CC and the Road to Abreu and Melky	p. 381
The Goose: A Hall of Famer at Last	p. 392
Godzilla Hits the Bronx	p. 398
Who Gets the Really High Numbers?	p. 409
You Sure these Aren't Football Players?	p. 414
Acknowledgments	p. 422
About the Author	p. 423
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