Sykesville, Maryland — June 1, 2006 — Fred Glueckstein, author of The ’27 Yankees – the story of the legendary 1927 New Yankees of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig – will be speaking about his book and signing copies of his work at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York on July 7, 2006.

“I am honored to have been invited to Cooperstown to talk about the 1927 Yankees and the research that was needed to bring to life the players and the season,” said Fred Glueckstein. “The search for the complete story of a team considered by many as the greatest ever was an exciting journey; one that opened up for me the wonderful newspapers from New York and other cities at that time, out-of-print memoirs, and the archives of the Baseball Hall of Fame.”

The ’27 Yankees is the definitive historical account of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Tony Lazzeri, Earle Combs, Waite Hoyt, Herb Pennock, and teammates covering Spring Training in St. Petersburg through the World Series. Detailed, lively and richly-layered, the book is an essential baseball book on a past era and the greatest team ever.

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.


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. His next book titled Of Men, Women and Horses will be published in July 2006. Fred and his wife Eileen live in Sykesville, Maryland. They have two children, Brian and Debra.


The ’27 Yankees by Fred Glueckstein
Publication Date: September 9, 2005
Trade Paperback; $24.99; 484 pages; 1-4134-8426-3; Cloth Hardback; $34.99; 484 pages; 1-4134-8427-1

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