Published by Creative Education P O Box 227 Mankato Minnesota 56002 Creative Education is an imprint of The Creative Company www thecreativecompany us Design and production by Blue Design Art direction by Rita Marshall Printed by Corporate Graphics in the United States of America Photographs by Getty Images Ron Antonelli NY Daily News Archive Al Bello Diamond Images Focus on Sport Charles Franklin MLB Photos Leon Halip Jed Jacobsohn Allsport Keystone Kidwiler Collection Diamond Images Edwin Levick Hulton Archive Jim McIsaac National Baseball Hall of Fame Library MLB Photos NY Daily News Archive Hy Peskin Time Life Pictures Rich Pilling MLB Photos Photo File MLB Photos Arthur Rickerby Diamond Images Robert Riger Mark Rucker Transcendental Graphics Jamie Squire Mike Theiler AFP Copyright 2012 Creative Education International copyright reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data for the hardcover edition Goodman Michael E The story of the New York Yankees by Michael E Goodman p cm Baseball the great American game Includes index Summary The history of the New York Yankees professional baseball team from its inaugural 1903 season to today spotlighting the team’s greatest players and most memorable moments ISBN 978-1-60818-049-3 hardcover ISBN 978-1-56660-019-4 eBook 1 New York Yankees Baseball team History Juvenile literature I Title II Title New York Yankees III Series GV875 N4G66 2011 796 357’64097471 dc22 2010025210 CPSIA 110310 PO1381 First Edition 987654321 Page 3 Center fielder Joe DiMaggio Page 4 First baseman Mark Teixeira
Michael E Goodman BASEBALL THE GREAT AMERICAN GAME CREATIVE EDUCATION
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Y a n k e e s 5 CONTENTS CHAPTERS High on a Hill 6 Joltin Joe and the Mick 16 Rebuilding with the Boss 22 Four Titles under Torre 29 Chasing Number 27 37 AROUND THE HORN New York Fashion 12 The Babe Calls His Shot 14 The Streak 18 The One-Game Season 31 Extraordinary Endings 38 Pie in the Face 43 ALL-TIME YANKEES P Whitey Ford 8 C Yogi Berra 13 1B Lou Gehrig 20 2B Joe Gordon 23 3B Graig Nettles 24 SS Derek Jeter 30 LF Mickey Mantle 32 CF Joe DiMaggio 35 RF Babe Ruth 39 M Joe Torre 40 Index 48
