by Harvey Frommer
John Wiley & Sons, Hard Cover
The Definitive Account of a Legendary Ball Club
Drawing on oral histories, long-buried letters, and other archival material, Harvey Frommer tells the fascinating story of the greatest season of baseball’s greatest team, offering the facts and stats that fans love, revealing the colorful and sometimes controversial details of the lives of the players as well as what happened to them after the storied season.
“Baseball’s greatest team as recounted by baseball’s greatest author.”
— Seth Swirsky, Baseball Letters and Something to Write Home About
“Harvey Frommer brings the perceptive eye of an historian to what was arguably the most feared batting order of all time. Add to that his contagious enthusiasm for classic baseball and you have a most enjoyable book.”
— Roger Kahn
“The 1927 Yankees may or may not have been the best team ever, but surely this is the best book about that wonderful concentration of talent.”
— George F. Will
“A great eye for detail and a wonderful ability to bring his characters to life.”
— Jonathan Eig, Author of Luckiest Man
“Engrossing and entertaining look at a mythical baseball team.”
— Leigh Montville, The Big Bam
“Home run. Sweet look back.”
— Dan Shaughnessy, Senior Year
Harvey Frommer (New York, NY, and Lyme, NH) is a celebrated oral historian and sports author who has written almost 40 sports books, including A Yankee Century (0-425-19177-X) and Red Sox vs. Yankees (1-59670-058-0), and has appeared on numerous television and radio programs. Cited in the Congressional Record and the New York State Legislature as a sports historian, he is Professor Emeritus, City University of New York, and a Professor at Dartmouth College in the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Program.