The Great Rivalry: The Yankees and the Red Sox, 1901-1990

Linn, Ed

ISBN 10: 0899199178 / ISBN 13: 9780899199177

Published by Ticknor & Fields, New York, 1991

About this Item

8vo, 359 pp.

Seller Inventory # 048062

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Great Rivalry: The Yankees and the Red Sox, 1901-1990
• Publisher: Ticknor & Fields, New York
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0899199178
• ISBN 13: 9780899199177
• Binding: hardcover
• Illustrator: Illus. with photos
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: Fine copy in fine dust jacket
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Sports & Games

About this title

Synopsis

Traces the history of the rivalry between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, from its inception to the present, and profiles the participants--Ruth, DiMaggio, Williams, and others

Reviews

Longtime sportswriter Linn ( Steinbrenner's Yankees , LJ 5/15/82) has written a breezy, anecdotal history of the New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox rivalry. Many highlights appear: the sale of Babe Ruth to the Yankees by Red Sox owner Harry Frazee (which earned him a place among the infamous in Boston sports history); the incredible 1941 season in which Ted Williams hit .406 and Joe DiMaggio had a 56-game hitting streak; the fateful playoff games between the two teams in 1949 and 1978. This entertaining book has certain regional appeal, although it is not an essential purchase for libraries elsewhere.
- Paul Kaplan, Da kota Cty. Lib. System, Eagan, Minn.
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