The Men of Autumn is Dom Forker's lively account of the 1949-53 New York Yankees — the only team in the history of baseball to win five consecutive World Series, defeating their rivals, the Brooklyn Dodgers (the "Boys of Summer"). These stories — in the words of the players themselves — are priceless tickets to a golden era of baseball.

Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams, distinct but similar-type players, were arguably Baseball's Greatest Player and Basevall's Greatest Hitter.In their first major league seasons, Joe scored a rookie-record 132 runs, and Ted drove home a rookie-record 145 runs. More than seventy years later, their records still stand.Joe should have batted .400 in 1939; Ted did hit .406 in 1941. Batting .412 in early September, the Clipper suffered a serious eye infection, and his average plumme...

A Classic Baseball reference with an updated introduction addressing the modern era of America's Favorite Pastime...Ever since baseball was invented by Abner Doubleday,fans across America have followed this game, its personalities and its statistics. In Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Baseball, you will find inside stories and little-known anecdotes about such greats as Babe Ruth, Loud Gehrig, Jackie Robinson, Reggie Jackson, Early Winn, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron and ...

Sweet Seasons, the sequel to The Men of Autumn, contains interviews with and recollections of players active between 1955 and 1964. The players included:Bobby RichardsonWhitey FordBill SkowronBob TurleyJim BoutonLuis ArroyoAndy CareyRyne DurenNorm SiebernJerry LumpeAl DowningJohnny BlanchardJohnny KucksHector LopezBilly HunterEnos SlaughterBobby ShantzPhil Linz

The Men of Autumn is Dom Forker's lively account of the 1949-53 New York Yankees — the only team in the history of baseball to win five consecutive World Series, defeating their rivals, the Brooklyn Dodgers (the "Boys of Summer"). These stories — in the words of the players themselves — are priceless tickets to a golden era of baseball.

Sweet Seasons, the sequel to The Men of Autumn, contains interviews with and recollections of players active between 1955 and 1964. The players included:Bobby RichardsonWhitey FordBill SkowronBob TurleyJim BoutonLuis ArroyoAndy CareyRyne DurenNorm SiebernJerry LumpeAl DowningJohnny BlanchardJohnny KucksHector LopezBilly HunterEnos SlaughterBobby ShantzPhil Linz

Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams, distinct but similar-type players, were arguably Baseball's Greatest Player and Basevall's Greatest Hitter. In their first major league seasons, Joe scored a rookie-record 132 runs, and Ted drove home a rookie-record 145 runs. More than seventy years later, their records still stand. Joe should have batted .400 in 1939; Ted did hit .406 in 1941. Batting .412 in early September, the Clipper suffered a serious eye infection, and his average plummeted to 381, whi...

A Classic Baseball reference with an updated introduction addressing the modern era of America's Favorite Pastime... Ever since baseball was invented by Abner Doubleday,fans across America have followed this game, its personalities and its statistics. In Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Baseball, you will find inside stories and little-known anecdotes about such greats as Babe Ruth, Loud Gehrig, Jackie Robinson, Reggie Jackson, Early Winn, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron and hundreds...