Marty Appel: 7 books
Now Pitching for the Yankees
Spinning the News for Mickey, Billy and George
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
A legendary New York Yankees PR man offers readers an inside look at one of baseball’s greatest teams.
Starting as a college student sorting Mickey Mantle’s fan mail and rising to become the youngest director of public relations in baseball history, Marty Appel offers a unique behind-the-scenes...
Casey Stengel
Baseball's Greatest Character
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017
The definitive biography of one of baseball's most enduring and influential characters, from New York Times bestselling author and baseball writer Marty Appel.
As a player, Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel's contemporaries included Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, and Christy Mathewson . ....
Pinstripe Pride
The Inside Story of the New York Yankees
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2015
Get the complete story of the Yankees, from Babe Ruth to Derek Jeter—with twenty-seven World Championships in between—in this “enormous home run” (Kirkus Reviews) of a middle grade adaptation of Pinstripe Empire, a celebrated keepsake for every baseball fan full of black and white photos from...
Munson
The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2009
Our captain and leader has not left us, today, tomorrow, this year, next … Our endeavors will reflect our love and admiration for him.”
—Honorary plaque to Munson in Yankee Stadium
Thurman Munson is remembered by fans as the fiercely competitive, tough, and—most of all—inspiring Yankee...
Pinstripe Empire
The New York Yankees from Before the Babe to After the Boss
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
An exciting history of the world's greatest baseball team from a former Yankees Public Relations Officer.
"A riveting and comprehensive history of the Yankees" – New York Times
Is there a sports team more synonymous with winning than the New York Yankees? The team of Ruth,...
Slide, Kelly, Slide
The Wild Life and Times of Mike King Kelly
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 1999
Mike "King" Kelly was the hard-living, hard-drinking son of a Civil War veteran whose skills at baseball and infectious charm turned him into the game's first hero, and a symbol of what it meant to be a celebrity in America in the 1880s and 1890s. Slide, Kelly, Slide reacquaints baseball...
162-0: Imagine a Yankees Perfect Season
The Greatest Wins!
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
162-0: Imagine a Yankees Perfect Season imagines that season by identifying the most memorable victory in Yankees history on every single day of the baseball calendar season, from late March to late October. Ranging from games with incredible historical significance and individual achievement to those...