The format is approximately 5.875 inches by 8.5 inches. xiii,[1], 400, [2] pages. Illustrations. DJ is in a plastic sleeve. Mickey Mantle, a muscular, blond Oklahoman. promising much, becoming one of the Yankee greats. Mickey Mantle, arriving when television was in its infancy and becoming one of the medium's first stars, leading the Yankees, playing in the world series almost every fall and becoming the greatest American league draw card since Ruth and having as center-field counterparts in New York Willie Mays and Duke Snider. Lengthy section on Mickey Mantle's 536 Regular-Season Home Runs and other statistical information. The author interviewed hundreds of players, reporters, and fans to document this phenomenal record. Derived from a Publishers Weekly article: Mantle joined the New York Yankees in 1951 as a 19-year-old, and retired in 1968, unquestionably the most popular athlete in the Big Apple. In that time he hit 536 home runs, some of them prodigious smashes that probably traveled over 600 feet and many that went at least 500 feet. Gallagher, author of three previous books on the Bronx Bombers, here traces the ballplayer's career by focusing on his home runs. Additionally, he appends a statistical table of some 100 pages listing every blow by date, place, game score, Mantle's position in the batting order, etc. Most fans won't find such a microscopic examination in any other resource.

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Titel: Explosion: Mickey Mantle's Legendary Home Runs
Verlag: Arbor House, New York
Erscheinungsjahr: 1987
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 087795853X
ISBN-13: 9780877958536
Einband: Hardcover
Auflage: First Printing [Stated].
Zustand: Very good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good

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