New York Versus New York, 1962

The Birth of the Yankees-Mets Rivalry

Bill Morales (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

223 Seiten

2012
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-7090-7 (ISBN)

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Between October 1961 and October 1962, the Yankees and the Mets shared the city for the first time, their front offices located on opposite sides of Fifth Avenue in midtown Manhattan, and their playing fields--Yankee Stadium and the Polo Grounds--situated on opposite sides of the Macombs Dam Bridge. This book tells the story of the first year of their life together as New York City rivals. The emerging rivalry between the New York Yankees and the New York Mets was about more than just games won or money earned. As personified by Mets manager Casey Stengel and Yankees right-fielder Roger Maris, it was also a struggle over the future of the game.

Bill Morales holds a doctorate in history from Rutgers University and has lectured at the Baseball Hall of Fame Symposium in Cooperstown, New York. He has taught at Rutgers University, Nassau Community College, and Bergen Community College. He lives in Lady Lake, Florida.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface: The View from the Macombs Dam Bridge

Prologue: “The Newest New York Club”

PART I: INVENTING TRADITION

1. “I Want to Help Baseball”

2. “Safe at Home”

3. “What Are You Doing in That Crummy Uniform?”

4. “We Hope to Build This Team Bigger Than the Yankees

5. “The Real Magic Number”

PART II: A WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN

6. “How Long Can This Go On?”

7. “She Must Have Seen Us Play”

8. “What Did Belinsky Say Today?”

9. “Come Ona My House”

10. “The Longest Season”

Epilogue: Reunion Day

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.9.2012
Zusatzinfo	13 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	308 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-7864-7090-9 / 0786470909
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-7090-7 / 9780786470907
Zustand	Neuware