New Non-Fiction Baseball Book is Published on the
Team of the Century: The 27 Yankees
Sykesville, Maryland — August 1, 2005 — A new
non-fiction book on the team of the century: the 1927 New York Yankees has
been published. Named Murderers’ Row, the ’27 Yankees are considered the
most legendary and revered team in the annals of baseball: a team whose
magical name, even today, evokes the standard of excellence in America’s
most treasured sport.
The ’27 Yankees by Fred Glueckstein is the definitive historical
account of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Tony Lazzeri, Earle Combs, Waite Hoyt,
Herb Pennock, and teammates from Spring Training in St. Petersburg, Florida
through the World Series.
The ’27 Yankees transports the reader back to
that exciting season to experience events on and off the diamond through
the detailed day-to-day re-creations of the team’s games.
As in all baseball seasons, there are wonderful stories of personal accomplishment
and team triumphs and defeats. There are, of course, other stories or
subplots – both on and off the field – that are part of the game; almost
like threads that are interwoven into a fabric of a large quilt. It was
no different in 1927. Consider only a few of the many, many colorful stories
that unfolded during that glorious season.
- Without a contract for 1927, Babe Ruth, who had just completed a movie
titled “Babe Comes Home” in Hollywood, demands a new contract of $100,000
a year from Yankee owner Col. Jacob Ruppert. The contract, which the Yankees
are reluctant to agree to, would make the Babe the highest paid baseball
player in history.
- Amid the color and fanfare of Opening Day at Yankee Stadium on April
12, 1927, 72,000 fans, the largest crowd in the history of baseball at
that time, turn out to see Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig of the Yankees and
Ty Cobb and Eddie Collins of the Philadelphia Athletics.
- While at Cleveland’s Dunn Field in May, the game between the Yankees
and Indians is stopped after it is reported that American aviator Capt.
Charles Lindbergh has landed on the outskirts of Paris, becoming the first
man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The fans and players stand
as the “Star Spangled Banner” is played in honor of the momentous event.
Similar celebrations take place in other ballparks.
- Babe Ruth faces left-hander Tom Zachary of the Washington Senators at Yankee Stadium in a
historic confrontation on September 30, culminating in the Yankee slugger’s record-breaking
60th home run.
About the Author
Fred Glueckstein was raised in the Bronx, only a few blocks from Yankee
Stadium. While growing up, he spent many fond hours at the Stadium watching
such Yankee greats as Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Yogi Berra, and Whitey
Ford. He attended Queens College of the City University of New York and
New York University. Besides a life-time interest in baseball, Fred has
written extensively about horses. He has been published in a number of magazines
and journals, including The Chronicle of the Horse, Horses in Art, Equestrian,
ARMY magazine, Preakness Souvenir Magazine, and Finest Hour, the official
publication of the Churchill Centre and International Societies. Fred and his wife
Eileen live in Sykesville, Maryland. They have two children, Brian and Debra.
The ’27 Yankees by Fred Glueckstein
Publication Date: August 2005
ISBN: 1-4134-8426-3 (Trade Paperback)
ISBN: 1-4134-8427-1 (Hardcover)
Pages: 484; Bound Size: 5.5" x 8.5"
Trade Paperback: $21; Hardcover: $31
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