New York Yankee Openers: An Opening Day History of
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Spatz, Lyle / Alvarez, Mark, PUBLISHER: McFarland & Company, On April , a crowd of filled Washingtons American League Park to watch the New York Highlanders (renamed the Yankees three years later) play their first American League ong>gameong>. Once the preong>gameong> festivities ended, the team that was to become baseballs most storied got off to a rather inauspicious beginning, losing to the hometown Senators 3-1. From through , the New York Yankees opening ong>gameong> for each season is fully covered in this book. The ong>gameong> descriptions are nearly inning-by-inning, highlighting the big plays and the top performances. The comprehensive ong>gameong> accounts are augmented by rich looks at the pageantry of opening day, from the parades on the streets to who threw out the seasons first pitch. Each account concludes with a brief overview of the Yankees entire season.