Sweet Lou by Lou Piniella Maury Allen
Sweet Lou by Lou Piniella Maury Allen
Sweet Lou by Lou Piniella Maury Allen.1986 1stEdition/1stPrinting hardcover w/dj in good condition(slight agewear stain on inside dj/ bumping to lower corners of book;see photos).Bk dimensions:9.0×6.0×1.0inch,1.0lb,300pg.Louis Victor Piniella(1943-)played 16 seasons(1964-1984) with 4 different MLB AL teams as a right handed left fielder.He then managed 5 different MLB teams(1986-2010)with record of 1835W/1712L.He was Rookie of the Year(1969)and 3×World Series Champion(1977,1978,1990).In this book he concentrates on his playing career with the Yankees(1974-1984)and his hiring as new Yankee manager(1986).Considered"the Classiest"and"the Proudest"Yankee,Piniella provides an inside view of"the most controversial team in modern baseball".From George Steinbrenner,Billy Martin, Reggie Jackson,"Catfish"Hunter,to temper tantrums,dented water coolers,the GeorgeBilly Wars,and the real story of the Yankee's tumultuous 1985 season,a"fun,furious,raucous look at pro baseball from the clubhouse".