Yankee Stadium : a tribute : 85 years of memories, 1923-2008 by Krantz, Les instant download

Yankee Stadium : a tribute : 85 years of memories, 1923-2008 by Krantz, Les instant download

176 pages : 25 cm +, A history of \"The House that Ruth Built\" profiles the significant events that have taken place there, from Babe Ruth's sixtieth home run to Jim Abbott's 1993 no-hitter, as well as non-sporting events hosted at the stadium, including North America's first papal mass, Accompanied by a DVD, 1. MAGICAL MOMENTS: The Babe wallops a record 60 -- DiMaggio streaks to 56 -- Reynolds tosses double no-nos -- The Mick's mighty blast (Mickey Mantle) -- Roger Maris one-ups The Babe -- Yankee Doodle Dandy -- Abbott's superhuman feat -- Still plenty good -- What happened? Perfection! -- Cone replicates perfecto -- 400 and counting -- 2. OCTOBER CLASSICS: A wild finish -- The first three-peat -- It's Yankees in a thriller -- Bombers broom the Phils -- Hank Bauer triples the fun -- High five -- Don Larsen's masterpiece -- Chris Chambliss' pennant-winning pop -- Mr. October -- Nice glove, kid! -- Yankees gallop to title -- Yanks restore New York pride -- Aaron Boone prolongs the curse -- 3. STADIUM MILESTONES: Ruth christens Yankee Stadium -- Night ball in the Bronx -- The stadium gets a face lift -- Four million strong -- 4. A SHOWCASE FOR THE STARS: A doomed Lou Gehrig bids farewell -- New York's all-star cast -- Babe Ruth Day -- So long, Babe -- Saluting The Mick -- An all-star game at the Bronx Zoo -- Farewell, Captain -- A day for Scooter Rizzuto -- A final tribute for Joltin' Joe Di Maggio -- Four for five for No. 2 -- 5. NOT JUST BASEBALL: One for The Gipper -- Joe Louis' Nazi knockout -- Billy Graham's Bronx Crusade -- The greatest game of all -- Sermon on the mound -- To the moon, Tim Norton! -- Honoring victims and heroes, Hosted by Reggie Jackson (DVD)