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xxi, 198 pages, 26 unnumbered pages of plates : 23 cm "Beginning with his early years as a St. Louis teenager, Elston tells of Elston Howard's love of baseball and his encounters with racism. His three decades with the New York Yankees include numerous anecdotes about fellow Yankee legends such as Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, and Yogi Berra. Written with a wife's compassion and a sportswriter's eye for detail, and with countless personal moments and rarely seen photographs, Elston is the touching story of one of baseball's great players."--Page 4 of cover "Originally published in 2001 as Elston and me by the University of Missouri Press."--Title page verso Includes bibliographical references (page 191) and index Introduction: The Funeral -- Compton Hill -- Emmaline's Son -- Kansas City -- The Wedding -- The White Yankees -- The Rookie -- The Bronx, 1956 -- Casey's Machine -- A New Ball Game -- Baseball's Best Catcher -- Teaneck -- MVP -- Elston Howard Night -- The Elbow -- The Impossible Dream -- Retirement -- Good-bye, Jackie -- Ready to Manage -- Elston Jr. -- Yankee Class -- Farewell

Author

Arlene Howard, Ralph Wimbish, Yogi Berra, Don Newcombe, Mike Vaccaro

Publisher

Globe Pequot Press, The

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781493029006

Subjects

Anthropology, Memoir, Biography

Rating

4.4 / 5 (37 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14