Oblong Quarto, vii, x, xii, xiv, 224 pages. In Very Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine off-white with dark brown and blue lettering. Exterior has modest wear including mild age toning and few soiling marks with sparse chips to the head/tail edges. Boards have very slight wear with bumped corners. Text block has very slight wear. Pictorial end papers. Illustrated. Inscribed by the Whitey Ford. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Quarto and Folio Case. 1403010. FP New Rockville Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

FEW AND CHOSEN: DEFINING YANKEE GREATNESS ACROSS THE ERAS [INSCRIBED]

Publisher

Triumph Books, Chicago

Publication Date

2001

Language

English

ISBN 10

157243418X

ISBN 13

9781572434189

Binding

Hardcover

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Synopsis

Whitey Ford, a Hall of Fame pitcher with the Yankees for 16 seasons, gives unique insight and takes on the challenge of selecting the five best players at each position in the franchise's history, which includes 26 World Series championships and 36 American League pennants—a legacy no other team comes close to achieving. Featured players include Joe DiMaggio, Phil Rizzuto, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, Johnny Mize, and Enos Slaughter.

About the Author

Whitey Ford is a former MLB pitcher who spent his entire 18-year career with the New York Yankees. He is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Phil Pepe is the author of more than 40 books on sports, including collaborations with Yankees legends Mickey Mantle, Billy Martin, and Whitey Ford. He is a former Yankees beat writer for the New York Daily News and a former president of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Yogi Berra is a National Baseball Hall of Famer and a former MLB catcher, outfielder, and manager. He was named an All-Star player 15 times, won the American League MVP three times, played in 14 World Series games, and holds numerous World Series records including hitting the first pinch-hit home run in World Series history. As a manager, his teams won pennants in both the American and National Leagues during his career with the New York Mets and the New York Yankees. He lives in Montclair, New Jersey.

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