The Complete New York Yankees: The Total Encyclopedia of the Team - Hardcover

Gentile, Derek; Stats Inc.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1579121527 ISBN 13: 9781579121525

Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal, 1998

Synopsis

This ultimate book for the Yankee fan includes every player who ever played for the Yankees even for a single at bat, every statistic--both career and with the Yankees--and every important moment in Yankee history making this the most thorough and eclectic look at the team of Ruth, Gehrig, Mantle, and Jeter ever published. Fascinating stories, lists and biographies offer a complete and insightful overview of the team through its history. All the vital numbers that baseball obsessives covet are here, from the number of stolen bases Queenie O'Rourke nabbed in 1908 (4), to the total homers Babe Ruth gave up during his years as a pitcher (10), to the number of strikeouts Catfish Hunter earned in 1975 (177). More than just an incredible collection of baseball numbers, this Yankees tribute reminds fans of blockbuster trades, great players who got away, notable accomplishments by some un-notable Yankee players, and more.

Stats include:

POSITION PLAYERS:

Year, Games played,

At Bats, Batting Average, Slugging, Average, Hits, Doubles, Triples, Homeruns, Homerun Percentage, Runs, Runs Batted In, Strikeouts, Stolen Bases, Caught Stealing, Hit by Pitch, Errors, Fielding Percentage and more.

PITCHERS:

Year, Starts, Wins, Losses, Earned Runs, Earned Run Average, Games Played, Innings Pitched, Hits Allowed, Strikeouts, Bases on Balls, Shutouts, Wins in Relief, Losses in Relief, Saves, Complete Games, Homeruns Allowed and more.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

The Complete New York Yankees is a colossal collection of anything and everything you could ever want to know about the legendary Bronx Bombers. With comprehensive statistics for every Yankee who's ever played the game, along with fascinating stories, lists and biographies, it's the most thorough and electric look at the team of Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio and Jeter ever published.

Nearly a century ago fans were introduced to the New York Highlanders-soon to be renamed the "Yankees"-and they've been the most dominant franchise in professional sports ever since. In the Complete New York Yankees, Derek Gentile takes a sports reporter's look at the team. His history of the franchise, along with biographies of the 100 greatest Yankees of all time, is filled with seldom-told stories and little-known details about the many amazing ballplayers who have played for the New York Yankees over the past century.

The complete career statistics capture every number, for every year, for every player who has ever worn the Yankee pinstripes, including all the vial numbers that baseball obsessives covet-from the number of stolen bases Queenie O'Rouke nabbed in 1908 (4), to the total homers Babe Ruth gave up during his year as a pitcher (10), to the number of strikeouts Catfish Hunter threw in 1975, his first year as a Yankee (177).

But more than just the definitive resource for history and statistics, The Complete New York Yankees collects the fun, the frivolous and the fantastic, with features like "Superstitions and Rituals," Yankees on the Silver Screen," "Ten Players You Didn't Know Were Yankees," and "Yankee Bad Boy."

From Biographies of the legends to stories of the all-but-forgotten, The Complete New York Yankees: The Total Encyclopedia of the Team is the definitive resource for Yankee fans-and anyone who loves baseball.

From the Back Cover:

- A history of a century of Yankee baseball-from Ruth and Gehrig to Jeter and Rivera

- Complete career statistics for every player who has ever worn the Yankee pinstripes

- Detailed biographies of the 100 Best Yankees of All Time

- Yankees on

About this edition

• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1579121527
• ISBN 13: 9781579121525
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 600