Full Description
When Babe Ruth left the New York Yankees in 1935, some feared that the loss would cripple the club for years. However, the post-Ruth era Yankees continued to dominate until the start of World War II. Their forward-thinking administrative staff signed and developed top-flight talent like Joe DiMaggio and retained superstars like Lou Gehrig, who remained the greatest first baseman in the game until he succumbed to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. This history of the Yankees from 1936 to late into World War II details the team's swift recovery from losing Ruth and reintroduces unheralded players, examines the personal styles of the key men, and chronicles the team's remarkable achievements, including six American League pennants in eight years and five World Series victories.
Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. A Kid Named Joe
2. Replacing Ruth
3. Co-Starring Gehrig and DiMaggio
4. Ruff Was Tough
5. Monte, Pat, Bump and Grandma
6. The Real Italian Stallion
7. Dickey Linked Them All
8. The Crow Makes A Mark
9. The Yankee Way
10. Joe D. Gets Hitched
11. Shut Up and Play Like King Kong
12. The Search For Fresh Arms
13. New Guys on the Block
14. Gehrig and the Other Babe
15. Diagnosis and Death
16. The Yankees Lose a Pennant
17. The Streak
18. A Brooklyn-Bronx Subway Series
19. War Changes Everything
Epilogue
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
