Maris Mantle

Author : Tony Castro
Publisher : Triumph Books
ISBN 13 : 164125601X
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maris & Mantle written by Tony Castro and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris are forever intertwined in baseball history thanks to the unforgettable 1961 season, when the two Yankee icons spurred each other to new heights in pursuit of Babe Ruth's home run record. History has largely overlooked the bond between the two men not as titans of their sport, but as people. Guided by Tony Castro, bestselling author and foremost chronicler of Mantle, readers will journey into history, from the Yankees' blockbuster trade for Maris, whose acquisition re-ignited Mantle's career after a horrendous 1959 season, to the heroics of 1961 and far beyond. This dual biography is a thoroughly researched, emotionally gripping portrait that brings Yankees lore alive.

Author : Ron Smith
Publisher : McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
ISBN 13 : 9780892046621
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 61* written by Ron Smith and published by McGraw-Hill/Contemporary. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join The Sporting News for a fascinating journey through one of baseball's most magical seasons--the Summer of '61.

Author : Tom Clavin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9781416596820
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Roger Maris written by Tom Clavin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-03-16 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tom Clavin and Danny Peary chronicle the life and career of baseball’s “natural home run king” in the first definitive biography of Roger Maris—including a brand-new chapter to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of his record breaking season. Roger Maris may be the greatest ballplayer no one really knows. In 1961, the soft-spoken man from the frozen plains of North Dakota enjoyed one of the most amazing seasons in baseball history, when he outslugged his teammate Mickey Mantle to become the game’s natural home-run king. It was Mantle himself who said, "Roger was as good a man and as good a ballplayer as there ever was." Yet Maris was vilified by fans and the press and has never received his due from biographers—until now. Tom Clavin and Danny Peary trace the dramatic arc of Maris’s life, from his boyhood in Fargo through his early pro career in the Cleveland Indians farm program, to his World Series championship years in New York and beyond. At the center is the exciting story of the 1961 season and the ordeal Maris endured as an outsider in Yankee pinstripes, unloved by fans who compared him unfavorably to their heroes Ruth and Mantle, relentlessly attacked by an aggressive press corps who found him cold and inaccessible, and treated miserably by the organization. After the tremendous challenge of breaking Ruth’s record was behind him, Maris ultimately regained his love of baseball as a member of the world champion St. Louis Cardinals. And over time, he gained redemption in the eyes of the Yankee faithful. With research drawn from more than 130 interviews with Maris’s teammates, opponents, family, and friends, as well as 16 pages of photos, some of which have never before been seen, this timely and poignant biography sheds light on an iconic figure from baseball’s golden era—and establishes the importance of his role in the game’s history.

Author : Wes Tooke
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9781439158258
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lucky written by Wes Tooke and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-02-23 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Louis isn’t very good at playing baseball, but he knows and loves the game more than anybody. He loves the purity of the sport, the sound of the crack of a bat, and the smell of freshly cut grass in the stadium. And more than anything, he loves the New York Yankees. So when he becomes a bat boy for the team during the summer of 1961, it is a dream come true. Lucky gives readers baseline box seats to one of the most memorable seasons in sports history, and as Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris compete in their legendary home-run race, Louis learns that the heroes he looks up to can teach him life lessons that will change him forever.

Author : Andy Strasberg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781938532597
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My 1961 written by Andy Strasberg and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David S. Nuttall
Publisher : SP Books
ISBN 13 : 9781561719747
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mickey Mantle's Greatest Hits written by David S. Nuttall and published by SP Books. This book was released on 1998-03 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes you back to majestic Yankee Stadium and other classic ball parks of the fifties and sixties. Coming to the plate, amid rising anticipation in the hearts of thousands of fans, is the handsome "kid from Oklahoma".

Author : Tony Castro
Publisher : Triumph Books (IL)
ISBN 13 : 9781629378091
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maris and Mantle written by Tony Castro and published by Triumph Books (IL). This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris are forever intertwined in baseball history thanks to the unforgettable 1961 season, when the two Yankee icons spurred each other to new heights in pursuit of Babe Ruth's home run record. History has largely overlooked the bond between the two men not as titans of their sport, but as people. Guided by Tony Castro, bestselling author and foremost chronicler of Mantle, readers will journey into history, from the Yankees' blockbuster trade for Maris, whose acquisition re-ignited Mantle's career after a horrendous 1959 season, to the heroics of 1961 and far beyond. This dual biography is a thoroughly researched, emotionally gripping portrait that brings Yankees lore alive.

Author : Jonah Winter
Publisher : Schwartz & Wade
ISBN 13 : 1101933542
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mickey Mantle: The Commerce Comet written by Jonah Winter and published by Schwartz & Wade. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ONLY nonfiction picture book about New York Yankee Mickey Mantle, one of the greatest baseball players of all time. From award-winning author Jonah Winter and #1 New York Times bestselling artist C. F. Payne comes this extraordinary picture-book biography that traces Mickey Mantle’s unparalleled baseball career. He could run from home plate to first base in 2.9 seconds. He could hit a ball 540 feet—the longest home run in major league history. He was the greatest switch hitter ever to play the game. And he did it all despite broken bones, pulled muscles, strains, and sprains, from his shoulders to his feet. How did a poor country boy from Commerce, Oklahoma, become one of the greatest and most beloved baseball players of all time? This is the story.

Author : Tony Castro
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538122227
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mantle written by Tony Castro and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-05-22 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I really do believe I would be way up at the top of everything if I hadn’t been injured. When I was healthy, I really believe I was the best of anyone I ever saw play.—Mickey Mantle, reflecting on his career Mickey Mantle is one of baseball’s all-time greats. Playing for the New York Yankees for his entire professional career, Mantle was named to the All-Star team for 11 consecutive seasons, won three MVP awards, and was a seven-time World Series champion. He quickly became an icon who achieved hero status even while playing through injuries for most of his career. In Mantle: The Best There Ever Was, Tony Castro makes the impassioned argument that Mickey Mantle truly was the greatest ballplayer of all time. Acclaimed by the New York Times as the definitive biographer of baseball’s fabled number 7, Castro shares many of his personal conversations with Mantle, demystifying the legend and revealing intimate, never-before-published details from Mantle’s personal life. In addition, Castro offers illuminating new insights into Mantle’s extraordinary career, including the head-turning conclusion based on the evolution of analytics that the beloved Yankee switch-hitting slugger may ultimately win acclaim as having fulfilled the weighty expectation once placed on him: being even greater than Babe Ruth. Drawing from hundreds of interviews with ex-teammates, friends, and family, Castro masterfully blends Mantle’s public and private selves to present a fully rounded portrait of this complex, misunderstood national hero.

Author : Mickey Mantle
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803282599
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Quality of Courage written by Mickey Mantle and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the stories of players who did their best despite personal adversity, including Joe DiMaggio, Phil Rizzuto, Roger Maris, Roy Campanella, Ted Williams, and Jimmy Piersall