The New York Yankees Illustrated History - Hardcover

The New York Times

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312290942 ISBN 13: 9780312290948

Publisher: St. Martin's Press, 2002

Synopsis

From The Babe to Yogi Berra, from Joe DiMaggio to Derek Jeter, New York Yankee pinstripes have been worn by dozens of legendary players who have played some of the most exciting seasons in baseball memory. To mark the 100th anniversary, one of baseball's most remarkable team's meets one of the country's most respected newspapers in an an authoritative, colorful history. Five outstanding sports journalists of The New York Times have written original chapters that cover the Yankee saga in fine detail and revealing anecdote. Along with 150 (CK) photographs from the library of the Baseball Hall of Fame and The Times's own extensive archives the combination is a uniquely thorough and engrossing story of the Yankee century-truly a book that lives up to the unbeatable record.

With decades of experience, award-winning sports journalists Dave Anderson, Murray Chass, Robert Lipsyte, Buster Olney, and George Vescey, provide a shrewdly informed perspective on the Yankees and their place in the annals of baseball. Through the stories and photographs of the New York Yankees Illustrated History fans can enjoy-once again or for the first time---the many unforgettable moments in Yankee history of the game and the legendary players who made them happen. With great reporting and fine writing, this beautiful book is the perfect gift for every baseball lover.

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About the Author

Dave Anderson has been a sports columnist at The New York Times since November 1971, after having been a general-assignment sports reporter for the newspaper in 1966. Mr. Anderson won a Pulitzer Prize in 1981 for distinguished commentary in his column, "Sports of the Times."

Murray Chass has been a sports reporter for The New York Times since he joined the newspaper in July 1969. He specializes in coverage of professional baseball--including the Yankees--and the sport's labor, legal, and financial aspects. He previously had been with the Associated Press as a general-assignment reporter and sportswriter in Pittsburgh and New York.

Robert Lipsyte returned to The Times as a sports columnist in 1991 after a twenty-year absence. He had been a sports reporter and columnist at paper for fourteen years before he left. In 1966, and again in 1996, he won Columbia University's Mike Berger Award for distinguished reporting. In 1992, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for commentary.

Buster Olney joined The New York Times as a sports reporter in 1997. He covered the Yankees full-time from 1998 through 2001. Previously, Mr. Olney was a reporter for The Baltimore Sun from 1995 to 1997, The San Diego Union-Tribune from 1990 to 1995, and The Nashville Banner from 1986 to 1990.

George Vecsey, after three years of covering religion for The New York Times, returned to where his journalism career began--sports. In January 1982, following the death of Red Smith, he was named a columnist, joining Dave Anderson in writing "Sports of the Times."

Stephen J. Jesselli is the award-winning Sports Photo Editor of The New York Times. Born in the shadow of Yankee Stadium, he has covered every major sporting event for the paper for more than a decade but baseball remains his passion.

Reviews

The one-hundredth season of the Bronx Bombers has produced aspate of titles, and The New York Yankees Illustrated History ,produced by a polished and practiced team of New York Timeswriters, is a pleasure. The five writers focus their essays on keyplayers: George Vecsey on Ruth; Dave Anderson on DiMaggio; RobertLipsyte on Mantle and Maris; Murray Chass on Steinbrenner (and Billyand Reggie); and Buster Olney on the past half-dozen magical seasons,from Mattingly to Martinez, from D. J. to Sory and, always,Torre. Less cluttered than Richard Lally's Bombers and far moregraceful than Glenn Stout's occasionally bombastic YankeesCentury, it contains no surprises but offers taut and gracefulwriting and some great photos. GraceAnne DeCandido
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To honor the team's upcoming centennial, five New York Times sportswriters (Dave Anderson, Murray Chass, Robert Lipsyte, Buster Olney, and George Vecsey) cover, in turn, the Yankees' story from the early days of Ruth through the times of Gehrig and DiMaggio to the era of Stengel, Mantle, and Maris; the Martin-Jackson feuding of the 1970s and early 1980s; and the quiet professionalism of the current Steinbrenner dynasty. But the real appeal for fans will be the many photographs from the files of the Times and the Baseball Hall of Fame. Despite two quibbles-the Yanks beat the Giants, not the Cubs, in 1937, and there is too much hero worship in the book-this one will be a winner in Yankeeland libraries and a worthy addition to larger sports collections elsewhere.
Morey Berger, St. Joseph's Hosp. Lib., Tucson, AZ
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Edition details

• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312290942
• ISBN 13: 9780312290948
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288