GREAT RIVALRY The Yankees and the Red Sox - Hardcover

Linn, Ed

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0899199178 ISBN 13: 9780899199177

Publisher: Ticknor & Fields, 1991

Synopsis

Traces the history of the rivalry between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, from its inception to the present, and profiles the participants--Ruth, DiMaggio, Williams, and others

About this title

From Library Journal:

Longtime sportswriter Linn ( Steinbrenner's Yankees , LJ 5/15/82) has written a breezy, anecdotal history of the New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox rivalry. Many highlights appear: the sale of Babe Ruth to the Yankees by Red Sox owner Harry Frazee (which earned him a place among the infamous in Boston sports history); the incredible 1941 season in which Ted Williams hit .406 and Joe DiMaggio had a 56-game hitting streak; the fateful playoff games between the two teams in 1949 and 1978. This entertaining book has certain regional appeal, although it is not an essential purchase for libraries elsewhere.
- Paul Kaplan, Da kota Cty. Lib. System, Eagan, Minn.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ticknor & Fields
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0899199178
• ISBN 13: 9780899199177
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 359