My Favorite Summer 1956 - Softcover

Mantle, Mickey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0440212030 ISBN 13: 9780440212034

Publisher: Island Books, 1992

Synopsis

Mickey Mantle, the hayseed kid from Spavinaw,  Oklahoma, was in his sixth year with the Yankees. He  was already America's homerun king. He was about  to become a national hero. 1956 would be a  record-breaking season: the golden summer fans would  remember forever. Now Mickey Mantle brings it all  back just the way it happened--spectacular playing  on field, crazy hijinks with Whitey Ford and Billy  Martin off. There never was a time like it before  in baseball. There never will be again. It was  magic.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"Packed full of wild stories of life on the baseball road." -- New York Daily News

"The average man with above-average gifts and courage who gave to the game, and through it to millions of Americans...Hours of grace and moments of glory." -- The New York Times Book Review

From Publishers Weekly:

Mantle, like Ruth and DiMaggio before him, was arguably the most beloved player of his time in New York, and in this look back at his greatest year, written with New York Daily News sportswriter Pepe, one understands why he was so popular. In 1956 the Yankee centerfielder won the Triple Crown, batting .353 to beat Ted Williams, knocking in 130 runs to beat Al Kaline and hitting 52 home runs to beat everybody. He won the Most Valuable Player award and figured importantly in the World Series, chiefly because of a catch he made to preserve Don Larsen's perfect game. Mantle writes as well of his notorious escapades with Whitey Ford and Billy Martin and of his special relationship with manager Casey Stengel, but what readers will carry away is the picture of a fierce competitor who also seems to be a warm and generous-hearted human being. Photos not seen by PW.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Island Books
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0440212030
• ISBN 13: 9780440212034
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 352