{"product_id":"the-house-that-ruth-built-a-new-stadium-the-first-yankees-championship-and-the-redemption-of-1923-paperback","title":"The House That Ruth Built: A New Stadium, the First Yankees Championship, and the Redemption of 1923 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Weintraub\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe untold story of Babe Ruth's Yankees, John McGraw's Giants, and the extraordinary baseball season of 1923.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Before the 27 World Series titles -- before Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, and Derek Jeter -- the Yankees were New York's shadow franchise. They hadn't won a championship, and they didn't even have their own field, renting the Polo Grounds from their cross-town rivals the New York Giants. In 1921 and 1922, they lost to the Giants when it mattered most: in October. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But in 1923, the Yankees played their first season on their own field, the newly-built, state of the art baseball palace in the Bronx called \"the Yankee Stadium.\" The stadium was a gamble, erected in relative outerborough obscurity, and Babe Ruth was coming off the most disappointing season of his career, a season that saw his struggles on and off the field threaten his standing as a bona fide superstar. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It only took Ruth two at-bats to signal a new era. He stepped up to the plate in the 1923 season opener and cracked a home run to deep right field, the first homer in his park, and a sign of what lay ahead. It was the initial blow in a season that saw the new stadium christened \"The House That Ruth Built,\" signaled the triumph of the power game, and established the Yankees as New York's -- and the sport's -- team to beat. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From that first home run of 1923 to the storybook World Series matchup that pitted the Yankees against their nemesis from across the Harlem River -- one so acrimonious that John McGraw forced his Giants to get to the Bronx in uniform rather than suit up at the Stadium -- Robert Weintraub vividly illuminates the singular year that built a classic stadium, catalyzed a franchise, cemented Ruth's legend, and forever changed the sport of baseball.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Weintraub\u003c\/b\u003e is a frequent contributor to the New York Times and Slate and the author of the acclaimed books \u003ci\u003eThe House That Ruth Built\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Victory Season\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNo Better Friend\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.23 x 8.27 x 5.49 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45333450555494,"sku":"9780316086080","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/MlIyTU1mQkpPZFExYWhGNnVlSGYxZz09.webp?v=1774450008","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-house-that-ruth-built-a-new-stadium-the-first-yankees-championship-and-the-redemption-of-1923-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}