Casey Stengel -Signed and inscribed Baseball's Greatest Character

Marty Appel

ISBN 10: 0385540477 / ISBN 13: 9780385540476

Published by Doubleday, NY, 2017

About this Item

Doubleday, NY, 2017, 410 pgs. First/First in Very Good+/Very Good+ condition, with a bit of bumping and bottom dings to book,and edge/shelfwear, a bit of crinkling,and a tiny pin hole to dj rear. Otherwise tight, square, clean, and unclipped,(please review photos). The Author has Signed and inscribed on the title pg. Stengel was definitely a character, a showman, and exactly what the Yankees and later the Mets needed in their Manager. All books bubble wrapped and shipped promptly in a box. Two tone blue boards with gold lettering. Seller Inventory # 2020056

Bibliographic Details

Title: Casey Stengel -Signed and inscribed ...

Publisher: Doubleday, NY

Publication Date: 2017

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First/First.

About this title

Synopsis:

The definitive biography of one of baseball's most enduring and influential characters, from New York Times bestselling author and baseball writer Marty Appel.

As a player, Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel's contemporaries included Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, and Christy Mathewson . . . and he was the only person in history to wear the uniforms of all four New York teams: the Dodgers, Giants, Yankees, and Mets. As a legendary manager, he formed indelible, complicated relationships with Yogi Berra, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, and Billy Martin. For more than five glorious decades, Stengel was the undisputed, quirky, hilarious, and beloved face of baseball--and along the way he revolutionized the role of manager while winning a spectactular ten pennants and seven World Series Championships.  

But for a man who spent so much of his life in the limelight--an astounding fifty-five years in professional baseball--Stengel remains an enigma. Acclaimed New York Yankees' historian and bestselling author Marty Appel digs into Casey Stengel's quirks and foibles, unearthing a tremendous trove of baseball stories, perspective, and history. Weaving in never-before-published family documents, Appel creates an intimate portrait of a private man who was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966 and named "Baseball's Greatest Character" by MLB Network's Prime 9. Casey Stengel is a biography that will be treasured by fans of our national pastime.

About the Author:

MARTY APPEL was the youngest public relations director in baseball history when George Steinbrenner elevated him to the New York Yankees post in 1973.  He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including the New York Times bestselling Munson: The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain and Pinstripe Empire: The New York Yankees from Before the Babe to After the Boss. He resides in New York City.