The 50 Greatest Players in New York Yankees History

Robert W. Cohen (Author)

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The New York Yankees are Major League Baseball’s most renowned and successful franchise. Baseball greats such as Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, and Derek Jeter have all worn the famous navy blue and white pinstripes. The Yankees have won twenty-seven World Series, and twenty-nine players who spent at least a year with the team have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. With so many Hall of Famers to choose from, selecting the best players in the history of the franchise might seem impossible; yet, that is exactly what Robert W. Cohen has done.

This book carefully examines the careers of the players who made the greatest impact on the most successful franchise in the history of professional sports. The ranking was determined based on such factors as the extent to which each player added to the Yankees legacy, the degree to which he impacted the fortunes of his team, and the level of dominance he attained while wearing the Yankee uniform. Features of The 50 Greatest Players in New York Yankees History include
Each player’s notable achievementsRecaps of the player’s most memorable performancesSummaries of each player’s best seasonQuotes from opposing players and former teammates
Yankees fans and baseball fans in general will find The 50 Greatest Players in New York Yankees History a fascinating collection of bios, stats, recaps, quotes, and more. And with such iconic figures as Yogi Berra, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Alex Rodriguez, and Andy Pettitte, this book is sure to inspire debate and controversy among true Yankees fans.

Introduction:
The Yankee Pedigree
Factors Used to Determine Rankings

The Rankings:

Babe RuthLou GehrigJoe DiMaggioMickey MantleYogi BerraDerek JeterMariano RiveraBill DickeyWhitey FordDon MattinglyBernie WilliamsAlex RodriguezRed RuffingLefty GomezEarle CombsDave WinfieldJoe GordonTony LazzeriRon GuidryGraig Nettles Paul O’NeillRoger MarisJack ChesbroThurman MunsonReggie JacksonHerb PennockWaite HoytPhil RizzutoMel StottlemyreBob MeuselElston HowardJorge PosadaAndy PettitteBob ShawkeyTommy HenrichRich GossageCharlie KellerBobby MurcerRoy WhiteRickey HendersonSparky LyleAllie ReynoldsVic RaschiRobinson CanoTino MartinezWillie RandolphBill SkowronHideki MatsuiMike MussinaDave Righetti
Summary and Honorable Mentions (The Next 50)
Glossary: Abbreviations and Statistical Terms
Bibliography
Index

Product details

Published	Mar 09 2012
Format	Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition	1st
Extent	272
ISBN	9780810883949
Imprint	Scarecrow Press
Illustrations	11 b/w photos
Series	50 Greatest Players
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Author

Robert W. Cohen

Anybody interested in Yankee history will love this book.

Paul O'Neill, Yankees great and 4-time A.L. All-Star and 5-time World Series champion
If you want to really impress the baseball fan in your life with a great gift, The 50 Greatest Yankees will certainly be a home run for you. A detailed history of the 50 greatest players to ever put on a Yankees uniform? This is a subject that every baseball fan will want to cover in great detail. . . . Books such as the 50 Greatest Players in New York Yankees History keep baseball memories, like those of Babe Ruth, alive in the minds of baseball fans. They introduce great players of all generations to new fans. To love baseball is to appreciate its history, as much as it is about watching it in the present and projecting its future. Cohen clearly captured that idea in laying out this book. He started it off with a bang and continued strong from there. . . . You can’t go wrong with the 50 Greatest Players in New York Yankees History. You will enjoy the stories and statistics. The book will make you think and love baseball. I guarantee that you will learn countless baseball facts that you never knew before. . . . A great job by Robert Cohen in adding another great volume to legacy of the New York Yankees. From Ruth to Righetti, and everyone in-between, The 50 Greatest Players in New York Yankees History is simply a must read. It’s not complicated. It’s just a great old fashioned baseball read. And that works for me just fine.

Jonathan Hacohen, Founder & Lead Baseball Columnist for MLB reports
This is a fun book for baseball fans and also includes a glossary, a bibliography, and an index.

American Reference Books Annual
The 50 Greatest Players in New York Yankees History lives up to its title with profiles of the most notable Yankees players, selected via assessment of how each contributed to the team's legacy and earnings, as well as the level personal stardom attained while playing. Brief biographies, statistics, recaps, famous quotes and more pepper this grand stroll down memory lane. An inset handful of black-and-white photographs illustrate this "must-read" for loyal Yankees fans!

Midwest Book Review
Yankees fans will love this book, but all baseball fans will appreciate it and should get it.

Sportsology