The October Twelve: Five Years of New York Yankee Glory, 1949-1953

Phil Rizzuto and Tom Horton

ISBN 10: 0312869916 / ISBN 13: 9780312869915

Published by Forge Books, 1999

About this Item

This book tells about the remarkable five straight world championships of the Casey Stengel-managed Yankees from 1949 through 1953 and the twelve players who were on all five teams. It is signed by Rizzuto. The condition of both book and dust jacket fine.

Seller Inventory # Ya-064

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The October Twelve: Five Years of New York Yankee Glory, 1949-1953
• Publisher: Forge Books
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312869916
• ISBN 13: 9780312869915
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

Phil "The Scooter" Rizzuto, the Hall-of-Fame Yankee shortstop, was the team's national TV announcer for thirty-five years. He now tells the story of his five most exciting seasons, 1949-1953, when he and eleven teammates achieved the impossible dream.

The Yankees won five consecutive World Championships, the longest winning streak in history. The twelve who played on all five teams--Allie Reynolds, Vic Raschi, Eddie Lopat, Yogi Berra, Charlie Silvera, Bobby Brown, Jerry Coleman, Johnny Mize, Joe Collins, Gene Woodling, Hank Bauer, and, of course, Phil--are legends. The October Twelve is their unforgettable story.

From the Publisher

"Nobody can go back as well as Phil Rizzuto to those five World Championships." --Yogi Berra

"Rizzuto is laugh-out-loud funny." --The New York Times Book Review

"The best book I've ever read on baseball's Golden Age." --Lawrence S. Ritter, author of Glory of Their Times

"Not just another Yankee book, but the best one about this fabulous team." --The Nashville Banner