
The New York Yankees are the most popular and successful franchise in major league baseball history. The "Bronx Bombers" have won 34 American League pennants and 23 World Series championships, and have boasted such legendary performers as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, and Reggie Jackson. Joe Torre's 1996 team added the latest chapter to this illustrious history with a thrilling World Series championship. Those great players and teams can all be found in The New York Yankee Encyclopedia, the most complete record of Yankee baseball ever published. From their humble beginnings in 1903 as the Highlanders through nine decades of unforgettable players, teams, and classic games, noted baseball author and historian Harvey Frommer has compiled everything about the history and lore of this fabled club in the one book no true Yankee fan can afford to be without.
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February 17, 2001: I am a big Yankee fan. I love Derek Jeter ofcourse, Andy Pettitte, Tino Martinez, Chuck Knoblauch and Bernie Williams. They are awesome and so is their team! What a great book this was!
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February 09, 2001: The New York Yankees are the most popular and successful franchise in major league baseball history. They have boasted such legendary performers as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, and Reggie Jackson. Those great players and teams can all be found in The New York Yankee Encyclopedia, the most complete record of Yankee baseball ever published.