{"product_id":"casey-stengel-baseballs-greatest-character-paperback","title":"Casey Stengel: Baseball's Greatest Character - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarty Appel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Boston Globe Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e Winner of the 2017 Casey Award for the Best Baseball Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"The ultimate biography.\" --The New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As a player, Charles Dillon \"Casey\" Stengel's contemporaries included Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, and Christy Mathewson. As a legendary manager, he formed indelible, complicated relationships with Yogi Berra, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, and Billy Martin. For more than five glorious decades, Stengel was the undisputed, quirky, hilarious, and beloved face of baseball--and along the way he revolutionized the role of manager. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But for a man who spent so much of his life in the limelight Stengel remains an enigma. Acclaimed New York Yankees' historian and bestselling author Marty Appel digs into Casey Stengel's quirks and foibles, unearthing a tremendous trove of baseball stories, perspective, and history. Weaving in never-before-published family documents, Appel creates a matchless and intimate portrait of a private man. Casey Stengel is a biography that will be treasured by fans of our national pastime for years to come.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMARTY APPEL was the youngest public relations director in baseball history when George Steinbrenner elevated him to the New York Yankees post in 1973. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling \u003ci\u003eMunson: The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePinstripe Empire: The New York Yankees from Before the Babe to After the Boss\u003c\/i\u003e. He resides in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 20, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772755640608,"sku":"9781101911747","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/291a684a2e03a7a32ca6808c355a9e98.webp?v=1780413370","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/casey-stengel-baseballs-greatest-character-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}