The New York Yankees: An Informal History

by Frank Graham

Book Overview

In January of 1903, American League president Ban Johnson, "his pince-nez riding precariously on the bridge of his nose," raised a glass to toast his young baseball league, which had just received permission to purchase the Baltimore organization and establish a team in New York City. That marked the genesis of the fabulous Yankee franchise (known in 1903 as the Highlanders) as well as the opening chapter of Frank Graham's The New York Yankees:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809324148
• ISBN13: 9780809324149
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.0"