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BL
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976438
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b730808
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Spatz, Lyle,1937-
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1921 : : the Yankees, the Giants, and the battle for baseball supremacy in New York /\ Lyle Spatz and Steve Steinberg ; foreword by Charles C. Alexander.
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| Publication Statement
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Lincoln :: University of Nebraska Press,, ©2010.
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1 online resource (xx, 515 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0803229941
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: 1282555766
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: 9780803229945
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: 9781282555761
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080322060X
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9780803220607
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-499) and index.
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| Contents
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Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part 1: The Preseason; Part 2: The Season; Part 3: The Postseason; Appendix 1. 1921 Yankes and Giants Regular Season Batting and Pitching; Appendix 2. 1921 AL and NL Batting and Pitching Leaders; Appendix 3. 1921 World Series Box Scores; Appendix 4. 1921 Yankes and Giants World Series Batting and Pitching; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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At the dawn of the roaring twenties, baseball was struggling to overcome two of its darkest moments: the death of a player during a Major League game and the revelations of the 1919 Black Sox scandal. At this critical juncture for baseball, two teams emerged to fight for the future of the game. They were also battling for the hearts and minds of New Yorkers as the city rose in dramatic fashion to the pinnacle of the baseball world. 1921 captures this crucial moment in the history of baseball, telling the story of a season thatpitted the New York Yankees against their Polo Grounds landlords an.
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New York Giants (Baseball team)-- History-- 20th century.
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New York Yankees (Baseball team)-- History-- 20th century.
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New York Giants (Baseball team)
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New York Yankees (Baseball team)
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Baseball-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
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Sports rivalries-- United States.
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Baseball.
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SPORTS RECREATION-- Baseball-- Essays Writings.
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SPORTS RECREATION-- Baseball-- History.
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SPORTS RECREATION-- Baseball-- Statistics.
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Sports rivalries.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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796.357/64097471
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GV875.N4S62 2010eb
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Steinberg, Steve.
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| Parallel Title
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Nineteen twenty one
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