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Informationen zum Autor Lyle Spatz's many books include 1921: The Yankees, the Giants, and the Battle for Baseball Supremacy in New York (with coauthor Steve Steinberg), winner of the 2011 Seymour Medal, and The Team That Forever Changed Baseball and America: The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, both published by the University of Nebraska Press. Klappentext Lyle Spatz¿s many books include 1921: The Yankees! the Giants! and the Battle for Baseball Supremacy in New York (with coauthor Steve Steinberg)! winner of the 2011 Seymour Medal! and The Team That Forever Changed Baseball and America: The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers! both published by the University of Nebraska Press. Zusammenfassung Of all the New York Yankees championship teams! the 1947 club seemed the least likely. Bridging Two Dynasties commemorates this historic club - the players! on the field and off! and the events surrounding their remarkable season. Along with player biographies! the book features a seasonal timeline and covers pertinent topics such as the winning streak! and the thrilling World Series. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsIntroductionMarty Appel1. The Yankees' OwnershipMark Armour and Dan Levitt2. How the 1947 Team Was BuiltLyle Spatz3. The Hiring of Bucky HarrisArt Spanjer4. Yankees Spring Training in 1947Walter LeConte and Bill Nowlin5. Yankees Involvement in the Suspension of Leo DurocherJeffrey Marlett6. Bucky HarrisJohn Contois7. Charlie DressenMark Stewart8. Red CorridenC. Paul Rogers III9. Timeline, April 14April 29Lyle Spatz10. Yankee StadiumChris Kemmer11. Spud ChandlerMark Stewart12. Don JohnsonNicholas Diunte13. George McQuinnC. Paul Rogers III14. Allie ReynoldsRoyse Parr15. Timeline, April 30May 22Lyle Spatz16. Ray MackJoseph Wancho17. Bobby BrownMike Huber18. Rugger ArdizoiaBill Nowlin19. Ken SilvestriJoseph M. Schuster20. Mel QueenMarc Z Aaron21. Timeline, May 23June 12Lyle Spatz22. Al LyonsMike Richard23. Tommy HenrichRob Edelman24. Frank ColmanTom Hawthorn25. Tommy ByrneJimmy Keenan26. Aaron RobinsonMark Stewart27. Timeline, June 13June 30Lyle Spatz28. Billy JohnsonCort Vitty29. Randy GumpertSteve Ferenchick30. Charlie KellerChip Greene31. Ted SepkowskiJack V. Morris32. Frank SheaDon Harrison33. Johnny LucadelloRichard Riis34. Timeline, July 1July 21Lyle Spatz35. Vic RaschiLawrence Baldassaro36. Reynolds and Raschi, Building Blocks of a DynastySol Gittleman37. New York Yankees in the 1947 All-Star GameLyle Spatz38. Bobo NewsomRalph Berger39. Bobo in New YorkMike Ross40. The Yankees' Nineteen-Game Winning StreakBrendan Bingham41. Timeline, July 22August 7Lyle Spatz42. Johnny LindellRob Neyer43. Karl DrewsPeter Mancuso44. Yogi BerraDave Williams45. Johnny SchulteJames Lincoln Ray46. Allie ClarkRick Malwitz47. Joe DiMaggioLawrence Baldassaro48. Timeline, August 8August 28Lyle Spatz49. Ralph HoukJohn Vorperian50. Dan ToppingDan Levitt and Mark Armour51. Del WebbDan Levitt and Mark Armour52. George StirnweissRob Edelman53. Jack PhillipsCharles F. Faber54. Phil RizzutoLawrence Baldassaro55. Timeline, August 29September 19Lyle Spatz56. Sherman LollarJohn McMurray57. Butch WensloffChristine L. Putnam58. Dick StarrJames Lincoln Ray59. Lonny FreyJames Forr60. Timeline, September 20September 28Lyle Spatz61. Bill WightBill Nowlin62. Frank CrosettiTara Krieger63. Joe PageMark Stewart64. Mel AllenWarren Corbett65. Russ HodgesCurt Smith66. The 1947 World SeriesTom Hawthorn67. Bill BevensPeter M. Gordon68. Bill Bevens's Almost World Series No-HitterJoe Dittmar69. Larry MacPhailRalph Berger70. George WeissDan Levitt71. American League Most Valuable Player AwardLyle Spatz72. American League Rookie of the Year AwardLyle Spatz73. American League Cy Young AwardLyle Spatz74. Yankees Attendance in 1947Gary GilletteEpilogueLyle SpatzNotes and ReferencesContributors...
