Tony Lazzeri [electronic resource] : Yankees legend and baseball pioneer / Lawrence Baldassaro.
Material type: TextPublisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2021]Description: 1 online resourceISBN:- 9781496226204
- 1496226208
- Lazzeri, Tony, 1903-1946
- New York Yankees (Baseball team) -- History -- 20th century
- Lazzeri, Tony, 1903-1946
- Lazzeri, Tony, 1903-1946
- New York Yankees (Baseball team)
- Baseball players -- United States -- Biography
- Italian American baseball players -- Biography
- Baseball players
- Italian American baseball players
- United States
- SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History
- 1900-1999
- 796.357092 B 23
- GV865.L34
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Growing Up in San Francisco -- 2. The Agony and the Ecstasy of the Minor Leagues -- 3. "The Greatest Thing I've Ever Seen" -- 4. New Challenges -- 5. The Reign of Terror -- 6. Playing through the Pain -- 7. Peak Performance -- 8. A Major League Mystery -- 9. The Big Revival -- 10. Pennant Drought -- 11. Snubbing Father Time -- 12. Farewell to Pinstripes -- 13. Twilight Trail -- 14. Final Years in Uniform -- 15. Life after Baseball -- 16. Legacy -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
A biography of Tony Lazzeri, a key member of the Yankees' legendary Murderers' Row lineup between 1926 and 1937 and the first major baseball star of Italian descent.
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