Yankees by the Numbers: A Complete Team History of the Bronx Bombers by Uniform Number

Gutman, Bill

ISBN 10: 1602397635 / ISBN 13: 9781602397637

Published by Skyhorse Publ., NY, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Yankees by the Numbers: A Complete Team History of the Bronx Bombers by Uniform Number
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publ., NY
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1602397635
• ISBN 13: 9781602397637
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: 1st edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Sports

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Bill Gutman is a sportswriter and author. His books include Tales from the 1969–1970 New York Knicks, What if the Babe Had Kept His Red Sox? and Jeremy Lin.