New York Yankees Home Runs: A Comprehensive Factbook, 1903-2011

The New York Yankees are synonymous with home runs-they have out-homered the next most prolific team by more than 800 despite the Yankees’ being in existence for 20 fewer years. This book provides an overview of those more than 14,000 homers. The first section contains individual home run detail for various categories (grand-slams, lead-off, walk-off, etc.), special dates (opening day, Memorial Day, birthday, etc.), and significant player and team records (Gehrig’s 23 career grand-slams, five or more team home runs in a game, etc.), the second and third sections provide player and team summaries (20+ home run seasons, home runs by state and year of birth, etc.), and the final section is a compendium of miscellaneous home run data (line scores of walk-off home run games, team and batter home runs through game number, etc.). Also included are indices for players, ballparks, opposing teams, opposing pitchers and categories, and appendices on inside-the-park and bounce home runs and home runs allowed by the Yankees.