New York City Baseball: The Golden Age, 1947-1957

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New York City Baseball: The Golden Age, 1947-1957

In the heady days after World War II, the nation was ready for excitement and heroes, and a cityâ€”New Yorkâ€”was eager for entertainment. Baseball provided the heroes, and the Yankees, the Giants, and the Dodgersâ€”with their rivalries, their successes, their starsâ€”provided the show.

New York City Baseball recaptures the extraordinary decade of 1947â€“1957, when the three New York teams were the uncrowned kings of the city. In those ten years, Casey Stengelâ€™s Bronx Bombers went to the World Series seven times; â€œJoltinâ€™â€ Joe DiMaggio stepped gracefully aside to make room for a young slugger named Mickey Mantle; Bobby Thomson hit â€œthe shot heard â€™round the worldâ€; and the Brooklyn Dodgers achieved the impossible by beating the Yankees in the 1955 World Series. Over the decade, the teams averaged an astounding 90 wins against 63 losses a season, making it, according to The New York Times, â€œa helluva ten years.â€

Including a new introduction to the 2013 edition and rare interviews with Monte Irvin, Rachel Robinson (Jackie's widow), Mel Allen, Duke Snider, Eddie Lopat, Phil Rizzuto, and many more, this book is a must-have for those who want to experience baseballâ€™s golden age.

Country	USA
Author	Harvey Frommer
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	Reprint
EISBN	9781589798496
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Taylor Trade Publishing
Manufacturer	Taylor Trade Publishing
NumberOfPages	256
PublicationDate	2013-11-01
Publisher	Taylor Trade Publishing
ReleaseDate	2013-10-24
Studio	Taylor Trade Publishing

New York City Baseball: The Golden Age, 1947-1957

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