1964 Yankee Yearbook, Revised

New York: New York Yankees, 1964 Signed by Hank Greenberg on p. 1. Publisher's pictorial wrappers, blue-tinted front wrapper with a photo of General Manager Ralph Houk and first year manager Yogi Berra, lettered in red and white. Very good, with some scuffing to front wrapper, small split to head of spine, and a short closed tear to top edge of rear wrapper. Overall, a clean copy, signed by Greenberg. This 1964 Yankee Yearbook features player and management profiles, a recap of the 1963 season, records, statistics, and historical information. Featured players include Yogi Berra in his first year as Yankee manager, Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, Roger Maris, (truncated) Whitey Ford, and Tony Kubek. Hank Greenberg played the first twelve (1930, 1933-41, 1945-46) of his thirteen seasons in the MLB with the Detroit Tigers. During his time in the league, Greenberg was the AL home run leader four times and won the AL Most Valuable Player Award twice. Shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, Greenberg voluntarily enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps and remained in the military until 1945, sacrificing a few prime years of his baseball career. He was also one of the first Jewish superstars of baseball, and famously chose not to play in an important game in 1934 because it coincided with Yom Kippur. Greenberg was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1956. Hank Greenberg's roots were in New York City: he was born in Greenwich Village and raised in the Bronx. After high school, he was recruited by the Yankees, but since they already had a first baseman (Lou Gehrig), Greenberg declined and attended NYU on a sports scholarship instead. He then tried out for the New York Giants, but ultimately signed with the Detroit Tigers in 1930.. Signed. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. (Inventory #: NYYYB001)