The first Yankees dynasty : Babe Ruth, Miller Huggins and the Bronx Bombers of the 1920s / Gary A. Sarnoff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sarnoff, Gary A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

New York Yankees (Baseball team)--History--20th century.

New York Yankees (Baseball team).

Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948.

Ruth, Babe.

Huggins, Miller, 1878-1929.

Huggins, Miller.

History.

Physical Description:

ix, 254 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]

Summary:

"When Babe Ruth was sold by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees at the beginning of the Roaring Twenties, the stage was set for what would become one of baseball's greatest dynasties. This book tells the story of Babe Ruth, Miller Huggins and the Yankees' rise to glory"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Babe Ruth to the Yankees-1920 5

2 Ruppert and Huston 13

3 Fifty-Nine Home Runs and Five Suspensions-1921 and 1922 21

4 Miller Huggins 34

5 World Champions-1923 45

6 The Bellyache Heard Around the World-1925 53

7 Crash!-1925 64

8 Suspension-1925 77

9 Comeback Season-1926 85

10 Yankee Pride-1926 100

11 The 1926 World Series 107

12 Babe Ruth, the Legend-1927 121

13 Lindy! Lindy! Lindy!-1927 133

14 Baseball's Greatest Team-1927 143

15 Break Up the Yankees-1928 155

16 Collapse-1928 169

17 Completing the Dynasty-1928 180

18 Tragedy-1929 194

19 Remarried-1929 202

20 The End of the Road-1929 213

21 Legacy 220.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786449668

0786449667

OCLC:

876000436