Baseball player Tony Lazzeri was the first great Italian-American
sports superstar. He was known for his excellent glove, strong
throwing arm and good speed, as well as his honesty, integrity and
support of his teammates. This member of the 1927 Murderers' Row of
the New York Yankees batted sixth behind Earl Combs, Mark Koenig,
Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Bob Meusel. The major league's first
power-hitting second baseman, he batted over.300 five times and
drove in over 100 runs in seven seasons. He was the Yankees regular
second baseman for twelve consecutive seasons and helped them win
six pennants and five world championships. Chosen to play in the
first All-Star Game in 1933, he made the Major League Baseball Hall
of Fame in 1991. Researched from primary sources as well as
interviews with his peers, this biography covers Lazzeri's life
from his birth in San Francisco to Italian immigrants; his harsh,
poverty-stricken childhood, and struggles with epilepsy (though he
never suffered an attack while playing baseball); through every
moment of his impressive career (as well as the time he struck out
against Grover Cleveland Alexander in Game Seven of the 1926 World
Series); ending with his death at age 42 of a heart attack.
Lazzeri's batting record is included as an appendix and the work is
illustrated with both private and public photographs.
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