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Introduction
Prologue
The Hiring of Casey Stengel
The Early Years: 1949-1954
1949 Old Reliable … DiMaggio's remarkable comeback … The strange, indifferent Joe Page … John Lindell, team prankster … Mean Vic Raschi … A pennant on the last day … The start of the Dynasty
1950 The Scooter… Wild Tommy Byrne …Johnny Mize, the angry Big Cat … A brash youngster, Eddie Ford, arrives … The destruction of the Whiz Kids …
1951 A child prodigy named Mantle … The Indian. Allie Reynolds, and two no-hitters … Another pennant… and a subway series victory over the Giants … Joe DiMaggio says, "I have played my last game."
1952 Mantle and Martin produce … The Peripatetic Gil McDougald … Tough Eddie Lopat … Another pennant … A classic Yankee-Dodger world series
1953 Hank Bauer—with a face like a clenched fist … The Chairman of the Board—Whitey Ford … The "little bastard," brawlin'Billy Martin … Another pennant…The Dodgers lose again
1954 Moose and Andy Carey arrive … The sad story of Bob Grim … Cleveland's revenge
The Middle Years: 1955-1960
1955 Prejudice and the N. Y. Yankees … The Gentleman—Elston Howard … Yogi … A pennant … Brooklyn's first world scries victory … A trip to Japan
1956 An awesome season … The golden year of Mickey Mantle … Larsen's perfection … The last subway series
1957 McDougald and Herb Score … The Copacabana fracas, and the departure of Billy Martin …Old Country… Tom Sturdivant, the laughter turned to sadness … Mantle's mysterious "shinsplints" … Another pennant …Milwaukee and Lew Burdette in the world series
1958 "Break Up the Yankees!" … Bullet Bob … Casey grows short-tempered … Weiss's private detectives … Another pennant … Revenge in a bitter series with Milwaukee
1959 Great expectations … The nonpareil Ryne Duren—and his personal tragedy … Fierce booing for Mantle … Injuries … Dashed hopes
1960 Weiss's last great trade via the Kansas City shuffle—Maris becomes a Yankee and a MVP … The "Glass" Moose … A surprise pennant and a stunning world series loss to the Bucs … Bobby Richardson … Casey "retires"—bitterly
The Disorganization Before the Fall … The Czar, George Weiss, retires … The roots of the decline
The Final Years: 1961-1964
1961 The Greatest Team Ever? … Houk takes over … Sixty-one in sixty-one … The M & M boys chase the Babe… "Red Assed" Roger … Another pennant … Awesome power and an easy series victory
1962 Tommy Tresh … The Amarillo Gang—Pepi, Linz, Bulldog … Ralph Terry and his super season … Another pennant … A series victory over the Giants—by inches
1963 The Man with the Golden Glove, Clete Boyer… Great pitching … Super Sub John Blanchard … Another pennant … A Koufax, Drysdale world series
1964 Yogi takes over …Pepi… The Bulldog—Jim Bouton … The Harmonica Incident… The final flag … A loss to the Cardinals … Goodbye to Mel and Red … Houk and Keane … The end of the Dynasty
Epilogue
A Heartfelt Acknowledgment
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