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The Complete New York Yankees: The Total Encyclopedia of the Team

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This great volume has a history of the Yankees, profiles of great players, stories of great moments in team history, etc. It is loaded with trivia and team records. It also has the complete career stats for everyone who has ever worn a Yankee uniform. Even if someone had a great career for another team, if he briefly played for the Yankees, his entire major league stats are included and the stats which pertain to the games he played as a Yankee are printed in bold type. If there was a fairly obscure player who you recall from a Yankee team years ago, his stats are there. This book is loaded with great information and you will spend many enjoyable hours leafing through it.

From Babe Ruth to Derek Jeter this book covers the history of the New York Yankees. Has many unknown Yankee facts included in the book. Would recommned for all Yankee fans and baseball fans in general.

Pass on this book. Although not everyone can tour Yankee Stadium and ask any question they like (and get very good answers), I expected a lot when I looked at the table of contents for the first section. Unfortunately, the answers are skimpy and insufficient, especially considering that the subtitle claims to be "the total encyclopedia of the team". Not hardly. The latter section of statistics may be useless, dated or just good for historical purposes. I would pass.

Really nice book but plenty of Statistics instead of more Yankees history. A great add-on to the stats fan. Great B/W pictures !

Do you have a baseball enthusiast in the house? If so, this work
would make a perfect gift. For each opening day, there is a
description together with the name of the person who threw out the ball on that day. Complete batting statistics are provided together with the major positions and accompanying players. This book would put you in a preferred position to quote valuable statistics-no matter how remote or obscure. The dynamics of the competition between Gehrig and DiMaggio is depicted for the few seasons that they played together. The work is a must read for the baseball enthusiast in your house. It is a solid value for the price charged. The research alone would be very costly to
replicate, if you had the time to make an honest attempt.

I refer to this book often. I wish there was a current edition since the stats end in 2000. The stories of the top 100 Yankees are very interesting.