Few and Chosen: Defining Yankee Greatness Across the Eras

Chicago: Triumph Books, 2001 First edition, first printing. Foreword by Yogi Berra. Signed by Ford and Pepe in blue marker on title page. Publisher's black paper covered boards, spine lettered in gilt, black and white photos throughout; in its original white dust jacket lettered in blue and tan, photo to rear panel attributed by Lou Requena. Fine; about fine unclipped dust jacket, with light wear to top edges of panels and head of spine. Overall, a handsome copy. In this book Yankees legend Whitey Ford assembles his dream Yankees team, listing five players at each position (for example, his list of Right Fielders is 1. Babe Ruth 2. Reggie Jackson 3. Roger Maris 4. Paul O'Neill 5. Tommy Henrich). For each player, he includes a profile with personal anecdotes, insights, and career statistics. Few people are more qualified than Whitey Ford to make an all-time list of Yankees - Ford played all sixteen years of his career with the Yankees (1950, 1953-67), and helped them win six World Series. He was a ten-time All-Star and holds numerous Yankees records, including career wins, shutouts, and games started. Ford was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974, along with his close friend and teammate, Mickey Mantle. Few and Chosen is written with Phil Pepe, a longtime Yankees beat writer and sports biographer. . Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.