The Colonel and Hug : the partnership that transformed the New York Yankees / Steve Steinberg and Lyle Spatz ; foreword by Marty Appel.

"From their inception in 1903, the New York Yankees were a floundering team that played as second-class citizens to the New York Giants. With four winning seasons to date, the team was purchased in 1915 by Jacob Ruppert and his partner, Cap "Til" Huston. Three years later, when Ruppert hired Miller...

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Main Authors:	Steinberg, Steve (Author), Spatz, Lyle, 1937- (Author)
Other Authors:	Appel, Martin (writer of foreword.)
Language:	English
Published:	Lincoln [Nebraska] : University of Nebraska Press, [2015]
Subjects:	Huggins, Miller, > 1878-1929. Ruppert, Jacob, > 1867-1939. New York Yankees (Baseball team) > History > 20th century.
Physical Description:	xviii, 521 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format:	Book