Bridging Two Dynasties

Lyle Spatz's many books include 1921: The Yankees, the Giants, and the Battle for Baseball Supremacy in New York (with coauthor Steve Steinberg), winner of the 2011 Seymour Medal, and The Team That Forever Changed Baseball and America: The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, both published by the University of Nebraska Press.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionMarty Appel1. The Yankees' OwnershipMark Armour and Dan Levitt2. How the 1947 Team Was BuiltLyle Spatz3. The Hiring of Bucky HarrisArt Spanjer4. Yankees Spring Training in 1947Walter LeConte and Bill Nowlin5. Yankees Involvement in the Suspension of Leo DurocherJeffrey Marlett6. Bucky HarrisJohn Contois7. Charlie DressenMark Stewart8. Red CorridenC. Paul Rogers III9. Timeline, April 14April 29Lyle Spatz10. Yankee StadiumChris Kemmer11. Spud ChandlerMark Stewart12. Don JohnsonNicholas Diunte13. George McQuinnC. Paul Rogers III14. Allie ReynoldsRoyse Parr15. Timeline, April 30May 22Lyle Spatz16. Ray MackJoseph Wancho17. Bobby BrownMike Huber18. Rugger ArdizoiaBill Nowlin19. Ken SilvestriJoseph M. Schuster20. Mel QueenMarc Z Aaron21. Timeline, May 23June 12Lyle Spatz22. Al LyonsMike Richard23. Tommy HenrichRob Edelman24. Frank ColmanTom Hawthorn25. Tommy ByrneJimmy Keenan26. Aaron RobinsonMark Stewart27. Timeline, June 13June 30Lyle Spatz28. Billy JohnsonCort Vitty29. Randy GumpertSteve Ferenchick30. Charlie KellerChip Greene31. Ted SepkowskiJack V. Morris32. Frank SheaDon Harrison33. Johnny LucadelloRichard Riis34. Timeline, July 1July 21Lyle Spatz35. Vic RaschiLawrence Baldassaro36. Reynolds and Raschi, Building Blocks of a DynastySol Gittleman37. New York Yankees in the 1947 All-Star GameLyle Spatz38. Bobo NewsomRalph Berger39. Bobo in New YorkMike Ross40. The Yankees' Nineteen-Game Winning StreakBrendan Bingham41. Timeline, July 22August 7Lyle Spatz42. Johnny LindellRob Neyer43. Karl DrewsPeter Mancuso44. Yogi BerraDave Williams45. Johnny SchulteJames Lincoln Ray46. Allie ClarkRick Malwitz47. Joe DiMaggioLawrence Baldassaro48. Timeline, August 8August 28Lyle Spatz49. Ralph HoukJohn Vorperian50. Dan ToppingDan Levitt and Mark Armour51. Del WebbDan Levitt and Mark Armour52. George StirnweissRob Edelman53. Jack PhillipsCharles F. Faber54. Phil RizzutoLawrence Baldassaro55. Timeline, August 29September 19Lyle Spatz56. Sherman LollarJohn McMurray57. Butch WensloffChristine L. Putnam58. Dick StarrJames Lincoln Ray59. Lonny FreyJames Forr60. Timeline, September 20September 28Lyle Spatz61. Bill WightBill Nowlin62. Frank CrosettiTara Krieger63. Joe PageMark Stewart64. Mel AllenWarren Corbett65. Russ HodgesCurt Smith66. The 1947 World SeriesTom Hawthorn67. Bill BevensPeter M. Gordon68. Bill Bevens's Almost World Series No-HitterJoe Dittmar69. Larry MacPhailRalph Berger70. George WeissDan Levitt71. American League Most Valuable Player AwardLyle Spatz72. American League Rookie of the Year AwardLyle Spatz73. American League Cy Young AwardLyle Spatz74. Yankees Attendance in 1947Gary GilletteEpilogueLyle SpatzNotes and ReferencesContributors

"1947 was something else. Being twenty-one and in my first season, it felt marvelous to be on the Yankees, playing in Yankee Stadium with all those guys. Then winning the World Series against the Dodgers—that was awfully exciting."—Yogi Berra "For all people interested in baseball and the Yankees, this book should be an enjoyable one. Virtually all these players were products of 'The Greatest Generation.' The vast majority of us were in the service of our country in World War II. . . . It was a team without rancor or discord. Ownership consisting of Larry MacPhail, Dan Topping, and Del Webb were supportive and balanced effectively the needs of being accessible but not intrusive. . . . It was a terrific Yankee year."—Robert W. "Bobby" Brown, MD, former Yankees player and president of the American League 1984–94 "[Bridging Two Dynasties is] an intense and evocative study. . . . The pieces are written in the lively voices of writers deeply instilled with Yankees lore. Fans of the historical Yankees are likely to love this. For every Yankees collection."—Library Journal "This is a well-researched, informative book that puts a pivotal year of Yankees history into proper perspective. New York had flashier stars, better pitchers and hitters and gaudier statistics in other years, but the 1947 squad deserves some respect, too."—Bob D'Angelo, Tampa Tribune "An exceptional piece of work."—C70 at the Bat