New York Yankees Firsts (eBook)

The Players, Moments, and Records That Were First in Team History

Howie Karpin (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
228 Seiten
Lyons Press (Verlag)
978-1-4930-7547-8 (ISBN)

Infos

In the nearly 120-year history of the New York Yankees, fans have been treated to countless firststhe first Yankee to hit a home run in the original Yankee Stadium (Babe Ruth), the first to hit a homer in the current stadium (Jorge Posada), the first Cy Young Award winner (Bob Turley), the first to hit for the Triple Crown (Lou Gehrig), and the first to amass 3,000 hits (Derek Jeter). The list goes on.In New York Yankees Firsts, Howie Karpin presents the stories behind the firsts in Yankees history in question-and-answer format. More than a mere trivia book, Karpin's collection includes substantive answers to the question of ';who was the first . . . ?' on a variety of topics, many of which will surprise even seasoned fans of the Bronx Bombers.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.4.2023
• Reihe/Serie: Sports Team Firsts
• Zusatzinfo: 30 Illustrations including: - 30 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: Babe Ruth • Baseball • baseball history • baseball lovers • bob turley • bronx bombers • Bronx New York • Cy Young Award • derek jeter • jorge posada • Lou Gehrig • New York baseball • New York Yankees • new york yankees history • Sports • sports books • Sports Fans • sports lovers • Triple Crown • Yankees • yankees baseball • yankees fans • yankees history • yankee stadium
• ISBN-10: 1-4930-7547-0 / 1493075470
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4930-7547-8 / 9781493075478