In detailing the events leading to the 1927 World Series, Trachtenberg weaves players' profiles and histories, along with those of the Yankee owner, management, coaches, scouts, trainer, and batboy/mascot. The reader becomes acquainted with players' personalities, baseball skills, records, and hijinks on and off the field. Players' backgrounds, how they became involved in the great ball club, how they were viewed by the press, how their careers flourished and waned--all of this is covered in The Wonder Team. Also included are 1927 stats and photos from Yankee archives. The Wonder Team is the culmination of a long-held ambition to chronicle the remarkable season and accomplishments of the great 1927 Yankees. In 1984, realizing that the reminiscences of old ballplayers were not only part of baseball history but also of their times, he began interviewing the surviving 1927 Yankees. Their recollections, and much intensive research, have resulted in this book.
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The Wonder Team describes in detail the chronology of the year 1927, when the great New York Yankees became the Wonder Team--probably baseball's best team ever. That club included Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Waite Hoyt, Tony Lazzeri, Earle Combs, Herb Pennock, Bob Meusel, and Wilcy Moore. Also part of the narrative are owner Colonel Jacob Ruppert, manager Miller Huggins, business manager Ed Barrow, and scout Paul Krichell. No participant of that great team is omitted. The author's chronicle is thoroughly buttressed by interviews, research, and records.
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Leo Trachtenberg was born, raised, and educated in the Bronx, New York, not far from Yankee Stadium. As a passionate devotee of baseball--to him the most captivating of all sports--he has spent many happy hours at the stadium seeing the Yankees and other great teams play.
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From dust jacket: In detailing the events leading to the 1927 World Series, Trachtenberg weaves players' profiles and histories, along with those of the Yankee owner, management, coaches, scouts, trainer, and batboy/mascot. The reader becomes acquainted with players' personalities, baseball skills, records, and hijinks on and off the field. Players' backgrounds, how they became involved in the great ball club, how they were viewed by the press, how their careers flourished and waned-all of this is covered in The Wonder Team.
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