Babe Ruth Slept Here: The Baseball Landmarks of New York City [Paperback]

Jim Reisler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1999

Join author Jim Reisler on a nostalgic and delightful romp through the faces and places, both famous and infamous, that mark New York as the capital of America's national pastime. Babe Ruth Slept Here is a baseball fan's field guide to history, drama, anecdote, and humor, featuring more than 130 notable baseball-related sites in and around the Big Apple.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Speaking of Mr. Ruth we have a book here that in a way celebrates Ruth and other greats but using NY City as a backdrop. Author Jim Reiser has searched out the restaurantes, hotels, bars, hangouts, birthplaces, conference rooms where deals were consumated, living quarters, and keyed them all into the baseball world. (One More Inning )

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing (February 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1888698152
• ISBN-13: 978-1888698152
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,379,539 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating journey through history you thought you knew, March 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Babe Ruth Slept Here: The Baseball Landmarks of New York City (Paperback)

The author guides the reader on a riveting journey through New York City's fabled baseball history, but not along well-worn paths. Rather, he takes you to the scenes of episodes both famous and forgotten and retells the stories of what happened there, and why it matters. He colors each vignette with fascinating detail (the beaning death of Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman is reported from the pitch to Chapman walking off the field to his subsequent collapse; we watch an ailing Lou Gehrig struggle heroically to make a difference working for the Parole Board) . We relive famous moments in baseball history. The book is written with obvious affection for the subject --- Reisler clearly loves baseball --- and in jaunty, exilerating prose. A book to read and savor and pass on to your own kids, this is history at its most intimate and revealing. A home run!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars NYC and Baseball a Great Double Play!, May 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Babe Ruth Slept Here: The Baseball Landmarks of New York City (Paperback)

Resisler uses crisp, clean prose to lead us on a fascinating tour of New York City sites relating to baseball--from Lou Gehrig's birthplace to where Billy sunday preached to where Rusty Staub served ribs it all here in a great book.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A "must" read for serious baseball fans., November 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Babe Ruth Slept Here: The Baseball Landmarks of New York City (Paperback)

Having borrowed the book from a friend and having read it with great pleasure, it has been placed on my Christmas wish list. It will provide me with a guide on future tours into New York to see the many sites related to baseball events that Reisler has done such an excellent job of describing.