{"product_id":"tony-lazzeri-yankees-legend-and-baseball-pioneer-paperback-softback-9781496238818","title":"Tony Lazzeri; Yankees Legend and Baseball Pioneer (Paperback \/ softback) 9781496238818","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTony Lazzeri\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eYankees Legend and Baseball Pioneer\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLawrence Baldassaro (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496238818\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 April 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e354 pages, 23 photographs, 2 illustrations, index\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.536 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"Baldassaro does an incredible job of bringing Tony Lazzeri to the masses. Every baseball fan needs to read this book to appreciate Tony's baseball skills and his place in American society as he is one of the most underrated and unappreciated baseball players in the game's rich history.\"-Thomas R. Mueller, \u003ci\u003eNINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Well-known Joe DiMaggio biographer Baldassaro has scored a gem with this biography of baseball star Tony Lazzeri. . . . This book adds much new detail and perspective to the history and development of baseball. It is a must-read for baseball fans, particularly fans of the New York Yankees. It belongs in all public libraries, and libraries with a local connection to the subject.\"-Steve Dixon, \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"More than a biography of the subtitled \u003ci\u003eYankees Legend and Baseball Pioneer\u003c\/i\u003e, this study helps us understand how this sport affected not only a nation, but also those newcomers looking for a way to fit into the new culture. . . . Tony Lazzeri had a feel for the game that was not restricted to the fields. Beyond his move from sandlots to professional ball, from the minors to the majors, Lazzeri developed a baseball sense that he brought to life, enabling him not only to become an outstanding player, but a deep thinker of the game. . . . Thanks to Baldassaro, today’s generation can better appreciate what this man did for the game and his paesani in his gentlemanly and modest way.\"-Fred L. GardaphÉ, \u003ci\u003eVoices in Italian Americana\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Baldassaro has written the definitive biography of Tony Lazzeri.\"-Jason Schott , \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn Digest\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eTony Lazzeri\u003c\/i\u003e, Baldassaro provides a nuanced view of Italian Americans-on and off the baseball diamond.\"-Bob D'Angelo, \u003ci\u003eSports Bookie\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eTony Lazzeri: Yankees Legend and Baseball Pioneer\u003c\/i\u003e, Lawrence Baldassaro has written the book that was long overdue. It's remarkably well researched and detailed, and holds the reader's interest from start to finish. In my opinion, it will soon be recognized as the definitive biography of this great Hall-of-Famer ballplayer, Tony Lazzeri. It's one I highly recommend to all baseball fans.\"-Gary Livacari, \u003ci\u003eBaseball History Comes Alive!\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Great authors write history in a way that makes it seem like a novel. Lawrence Baldassaro does this in his great book. \u003ci\u003eTony Lazzeri: Yankees Legend and Baseball Pioneer\u003c\/i\u003e is an outstanding read. I recommend this book highly. It is outstanding and will prove to be one of the definitive texts on the Yankees of this era.\"-Paul Semendinger, \u003ci\u003eStart Spreading the News\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Baldassaro's examination of Tony Lazzeri's life is a solid contribution to the literary subgenre of baseball biography.\"-Charlie Bevis, \u003ci\u003eBevis Baseball Research\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“Cheers to Mr. Baldassaro for mining this terrific story.”-Ira Berkow, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of \u003ci\u003eHow Life Imitates Sports\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“Tony Lazzeri was one of the first Italian American sports stars, a key player of the famed Murderers’ Row Yankees lineup, and an underappreciated American success story who overcame poverty and epilepsy. He is a worthy subject for this closer look at a Hall of Famer.”-Tom Verducci, senior baseball writer for \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e and MLB TV commentator\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2022 SABR Baseball Research Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Before there was Joe DiMaggio, there was Tony Lazzeri. A decade before the “Yankee Clipper” began his legendary career in 1936, Lazzeri paved the way for the man who would become the patron saint of Italian American fans and players. He did so by forging his own Hall of Fame career as a key member of the Yankees’ legendary Murderers’ Row lineup between 1926 and 1937, in the process becoming the first major baseball star of Italian descent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An unwitting pioneer who played his entire career while afflicted with epilepsy, Lazzeri was the first player to hit sixty home runs in organized baseball, one of the first middle infielders in the big leagues to hit with power, and the first Italian player with enough star power to attract a whole new generation of fans to the ballpark.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As a twenty-two-year-old rookie for the New York Yankees, Lazzeri played alongside such legends as Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. He immediately emerged as a star, finishing second to Ruth in RBIs and third in home runs in the American League. In his twelve years as the second baseman for Yankee teams that won five World Series, he was their third-most productive hitter, driving in more runs than all but five American Leaguers, and hitting more home runs than all but six.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Yet for all that, today Lazzeri is a largely forgotten figure, his legacy diminished by the passage of time and tarnished by his bases-loaded strikeout to Grover Cleveland Alexander in Game Seven of the 1926 World Series, a strikeout immortalized on Alexander’s Hall of Fame plaque. \u003ci\u003eTony Lazzeri\u003c\/i\u003e reveals that quite to the contrary, he was one of the smartest, most talented, and most respected players of his time, the forgotten Yankee who helped the team win six American League pennants and five World Series titles.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eList of Illustrations    \u003cbr\u003e Preface    \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments    \u003cbr\u003e 1. Growing Up in San Francisco    \u003cbr\u003e 2. The Agony and Ecstasy of the Minor Leagues    \u003cbr\u003e 3. “\u003cbr\u003eThe Greatest Thing I’\u003cbr\u003eve Ever Seen”\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e 4. New Challenges    \u003cbr\u003e 5. The Reign of Terror    \u003cbr\u003e 6. Playing through the Pain    \u003cbr\u003e 7. Peak Performance    \u003cbr\u003e 8. A Major League Mystery    \u003cbr\u003e 9. The Big Revival    \u003cbr\u003e 10. Pennant Drought    \u003cbr\u003e 11. Snubbing Father Time    \u003cbr\u003e 12. Farewell to Pinstripes    \u003cbr\u003e 13. Twilight Trail    \u003cbr\u003e 14. Final Years in Uniform    \u003cbr\u003e 15. Life after Baseball    \u003cbr\u003e 16. Legacy    \u003cbr\u003e Notes    \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography    \u003cbr\u003e Index    \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52739410624792,"sku":"9781496238818","price":19.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/tony-lazzeri-yankees-legend-and-baseball-pioneer-paperback-softback-9781496238818","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}