George Weiss : architect of the Golden Age Yankees / Burton A. Boxerman and Benita W. Boxerman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boxerman, Burton Alan, 1933- author.

Boxerman, Benita W., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Weiss, George Martin, 1894-1972.

Weiss, George Martin.

New York Yankees (Baseball team)--History.

New York Yankees (Baseball team).

Baseball managers--United States--Biography.

Baseball managers.

History.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

vii, 222 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]

Summary:

"George Martin Weiss loved baseball but lacked the ability to play. He made up for it with the savvy to run a team better than his competitors. He spent more than 50 years in the game, including nearly 30 with the Yankees. This book is the first definitive biography of Weiss, a Hall of Famer.""-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 The Making of a Baseball Entrepreneur 3

2 Welcome to Professional Baseball 11

3 "Among the Happiest Times of My Life" 25

4 The Yankee Farmer 33

5 The Bears and the Blues 45

6 The Interregnum 60

7 The MacPhail Years 72

8 The Weiss Era Begins 83

9 The New Dynasty 95

10 Breaking the Yankees' Color Line 120

11 The Dynasty Resumes 133

12 The End of an Era 148

13 Back in the Game 157

14 The Mets Years 169

15 Final Innings 181.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786472536

0786472537

OCLC:

932578552