A biography of baseball player and manager, Casey Stengel, who spent fifty-five years in professional baseball, covering his personal life and career, and including his quirks and foibles, many baseball stories, and history of his contributions to baseball.
Describes how the New York Yankees got started with no ballpark of their own and grew to the billion dollar franchise of today at home in Yankee Stadium.
Describes the game of baseball, how it was invented, how it is played today, some of its greatest players, winning strategies, how to read a box score, and how to calculate ERAs, RBIs, and slugging percentages.