Magic Moments Yankees

What was the greatest moment in the history of the New York Yankees? Was it Bucky Dent's home run in Boston's Fenway Park in the sudden-death playoff game of 1978? Reggie Jackson's three home runs in Game 6 of the 1977 World Series? Babe Ruth's 60th home run in 1927? Roger Maris's 61st in 1961? Or was the greatest moment in Yankees history Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series? Or maybe Ron Guidry's 18 strikeouts against the California Angels in 1978? The images are unforgettable and too numerous to count. Perhaps the greatest Yankees moment was off of the field--the purchase of Babe Ruth from the Red Sox, or the arrival of Casey Stengel as manager in 1949, or the many returns of Billy Martin. Selecting the greatest moment in the more-than-100-year history of the Yankees, the most prestigious and most successful franchise in sports, is no easy task. There are hundreds of fantastic moments from which to choose, spanning the years that saw the Yanks win 39 American League championships and 26 World Series titles. But, in any survey of memorable moments in a franchise as renowned as the Yankees, there are bound to be some mistakes, some blunders, even some disasters. In Magic Moments Yankees, veteran sportswriter Phil Pepe, who has been chronicling Yankees baseball for six decades, takes on the arduous task of selecting not only the highlights--the 40 greatest moments--but also what might be termed the "lowlights"--the 10 worst moments--in Yankees history.Pepe, Phil is the author of 'Magic Moments Yankees', published 2007 under ISBN 9781572438637 and ISBN 1572438630.