The Yankee Encyclopedia

Plot

For almost a century, the New York Yankees have dominated the game of baseball. With 33 American League pennants and 22 World Championships, the Yankees have built a dynasty that is unrivalled in sports. No other team has the tradition and spirit of the New York Yankees. Names like Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle, Maris, Rizzuto, Martin, Ford, Berra, Stengel, Slaughter, Jackson and Mattingly represent more than men who played the game; they are part of the great mystique that causes all Yankee fans to swell with pride. This book is a lavish compendium including mope than 500 pages of text along with hundreds of priceless photographs. From the first pitch of the New York Yankees in 1903 through the 1995 season.