Of all the New York Yankees championship teams, the 1947 club
seemed the least likely. Bridging the gap between the dynasties of
Joe McCarthy and Casey Stengel, the team, managed by Bucky Harris,
was coming off three non-pennant-winning seasons and given little
chance to unseat the defending American League champion Boston Red
Sox. And yet, led by Joe DiMaggio, this un-Yankees-like squad of
rookies, retreads, and a few solid veterans easily won the pennant
over the Detroit Tigers and the heavily favoured Red Sox, along the
way compiling an American League-record nineteen-game winning
streak. They then went on to defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers in a
dramatic seven-game World Series that was the first to be televised
and the first to feature an African American player. Bridging Two
Dynasties commemorates this historic club - the players, on the
field and off, and the events surrounding their remarkable season.
Along with player biographies, including those of future Hall of
Famers DiMaggio, Bucky Harris, Yogi Berra, and Phil Rizzuto, the
book features a seasonal timeline and covers pertinent topics such
as the winning streak, the Yankees' involvement in Leo Durocher's
suspension, and the thrilling World Series.
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