Yogi Berra: An American Original recalls the legendary life and times of one of America's most enduring personalities. This book represents the most complete collection of Yogi Berra materials ever published. With over 150 classic photographs, Yogi's Hall of Fame career is captured in beautiful detail -- including rarely seen pictures from his early years in Yankee pinstripes to his World Series heroics on the great Yankee teams of the 1950s and early 1960s, through his ups and downs as manager and coach of the tradition-rich Yankees and the upstart Mets, and concluding with his life after baseball.
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Don Zimmer's baseball career has spanned fifty-six years and seven decades. Zimmer went from top prospect to near tragedy after a beaning in the minor leagues, but he fought back to put together a prolific baseball career. He is the author of "Zim-A Baseball Life," and he lives in Treasure Island, Florida.
Bill Madden is an award-winning columnist with the New York "Daily News" who has covered baseball for thirty-five years and has been a national baseball columnist since 1988. He is the author of" Pride of October" and coauthor of "Damned Yankees" and, with Don Zimmer, "Zim-A Baseball Life," He has known Zimmer for more than twenty years.
Bill Madden is an award-winning columnist with the New York "Daily News" who has covered baseball for thirty-five years and has been a national baseball columnist since 1988. He is the author of" Pride of October" and coauthor of "Damned Yankees" and, with Don Zimmer, "Zim-A Baseball Life," He has known Zimmer for more than twenty years.
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Lawrence Peter Berra began his professional baseball career in Norfolk, Virginia, with the promise of $90 a month and a $500 signing bonus if he stayed with the Yankees' farm club for a full season. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Yogi Berra, New York, Billy Martin, Casey Stengel, Yankee Stadium, Dick Young, Hall of Fame, Mickey Mantle, Don Larsen, National League, Ralph Houk, American League, Cleon Jones, Red Sox, The Wild Ride, Whitey Ford, Dan Topping, Gil Hodges, White Sox, Allie Reynolds, San Francisco, Bob Lemon, Elston Howard, George Steinbrenner, George Weiss New!
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Lawrence Peter Berra began his professional baseball career in Norfolk, Virginia, with the promise of $90 a month and a $500 signing bonus if he stayed with the Yankees' farm club for a full season. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
perfect game, seventh game, baseball writers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Yogi Berra, New York, Billy Martin, Casey Stengel, Yankee Stadium, Dick Young, Hall of Fame, Mickey Mantle, Don Larsen, National League, Ralph Houk, American League, Cleon Jones, Red Sox, The Wild Ride, Whitey Ford, Dan Topping, Gil Hodges, White Sox, Allie Reynolds, San Francisco, Bob Lemon, Elston Howard, George Steinbrenner, George Weiss New!
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- PLAY BALL, SOFTCOVER, BEGINNING TO READ (BEGINNING-TO-READ BOOKS) by Pearson Education on page 179
- The Lady Luck: Story of the U.S.S. Lst-864 by Mickey J. Martin on page 48
- White Sox: The Illustrated Story by Richard Whittingham on page 19
- The Cincinnati Reds (Writing Sports) by Lee Allen on page 180
- Boston Red Sox by Mollie Martin on page 194
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- Amazin' Mets: Miracle of 69 (Daily News Legends Series) by Ted Patterson in Back Matter
- Day-by-Day in Baltimore Orioles History by Ted Patterson in Back Matter
- Amazin' Mets: Miracles of 69 by New York Daily News in Back Matter
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