Bridging Two Dynasties the 1947 New York Yankees.
- Lincoln : UNP - Nebraska Paperback, (c)2013.
- 1 online resource (362 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Yankees' Ownership; 2. How the 1947 Team Was Built; 3. The Hiring of Bucky Harris; 4. Yankees Spring Training in 1947; 5. Yankees Involvement in the Suspension of Leo Durocher; 6. Bucky Harris; 7. Charlie Dressen; 8. Red Corriden; 9. Timeline, April 14-April 29; 10. Yankee Stadium; 11. Spud Chandler; 12. Don Johnson; 13. George McQuinn; 14. Allie Reynolds; 15. Timeline, April 30-May 22; 16. Ray Mack; 17. Bobby Brown; 18. Rugger Ardizoia; 19. Ken Silvestri; 20. Mel Queen; 21. Timeline, May 23-June 12. 22. Al Lyons23. Tommy Henrich; 24. Frank Colman; 25. Tommy Byrne; 26. Aaron Robinson; 27. Timeline, June 13-June 30; 28. Billy Johnson; 29. Randy Gumpert; 30. Charlie Keller; 31. Ted Sepkowski; 32. Frank Shea; 33. Johnny Lucadello; 34. Timeline, July 1-July 21; 35. Vic Raschi; 36. Reynolds and Raschi, Building Blocks of aDynasty; 37. New York Yankees in the 1947 All-Star Game; 38. Bobo Newsom; 39. Bobo in New York; 40. The Yankees' Nineteen-Game Winning Streak; 41. Timeline, July 22-August 7; 42. Johnny Lindell; 43. Karl Drews; 44. Yogi Berra; 45. Johnny Schulte; 46. Allie Clark. 47. Joe DiMaggio48. Timeline, August 8-August 28; 49. Ralph Houk; 50. Dan Topping; 51. Del Webb; 52. George Stirnweiss; 53. Jack Phillips; 54. Phil Rizzuto; 55. Timeline, August 29-September 19; 56. Sherman Lollar; 57. Butch Wensloff; 58. Dick Starr; 59. Lonny Frey; 60. Timeline, September 20-September 28; 61. Bill Wight; 62. Frank Crosetti; 63. Joe Page; 64. Mel Allen; 65. Russ Hodges; 66. The 1947 World Series; 67. Bill Bevens; 68. Bill Bevens's Almost World Series No-Hitter; 69. Larry MacPhail; 70. George Weiss; 71. American League Most Valuable Player Award. 72. American League Rookie of the Year Award73. American League Cy Young Award; 74. Yankees Attendance in 1947; Epilogue; Notes and References; Contributors.
Of all the New York Yankees championship teams, the 1947 club seemed the least likely. Bridging the gap between the dynasties of Joe McCarthy and Casey Stengel, the team, managed by Bucky Harris, was coming off three non-pennant-winning seasons and given little chance to unseat the defending American League champion Boston Red Sox. And yet, led by Joe DiMaggio, this un-Yankees-like squad of rookies, retreads, and a few solid veterans easily won the pennant over the Detroit Tigers and the heavily favored Red Sox, along the way compiling an American League-record nineteen-game winning streak.
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New York Yankees (Baseball team)--History--20th century.
New York Yankees (Baseball team)--History--20th century.