The Bronx Zoo by Sparky Lyle & Peter Goldenbock Dust Jacket Hardcover 1979 3d Ed

Description: This is a hard cover book with the dust Jacket, which is in very good condition. No tears. Top rear of the DJ is slightly yellowed and slightly curled. Please see photos for pictures of the condition of the dust jacket. No writing or marks in the book which is in excellent condition. It looks like it was never read. Author: Sparky Lyle, Peter Golenbock Language: English Subject: baseball Genre: autobiography Publisher: Crown Publishers Publication date: 1979 Publication place: United States Media type: Print (Hardcover) Pages: 248 (first edition) The term "Bronx Zoo" became a nickname for the Yankees teams of the late 1970s through early 1980s. Background and synopsis edit The New York Yankees won the 1977 World Series.[1] Sparky Lyle, their closer, won the American League Cy Young Award that season, given to the league's best pitcher.[2] However, Yankees owner George Steinbrenner acquired relief pitcher Goose Gossage from the Pittsburgh Pirates that offseason, giving him a larger salary than Lyle's.[2] Though the Yankees wanted to have both Lyle and Gossage work late innings in games, it became apparent that the team would choose Gossage over Lyle in key situations. According to teammate Graig Nettles, Lyle went from "Cy Young to sayonara". Lyle demanded a trade and a larger salary, but received neither.[2] After the 1978 season, the Yankees traded Lyle to the Texas Rangers.[3] Lyle dictated the book from March through November 1978 with a tape recorder. He received a $40,000 advance to write the book.[4] In the book, Lyle talks about his penchant for practical jokes. One of his favorite jokes was to sit, naked, on the birthday cake of a teammate. PLEASE CAREFULLY EXAMINE ALL PICTURES FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE PICTURES ARE PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. I AM NOT AN EXPERT REGARDING WHAT I SELL. I DESCRIBE THE ITEM AND LIST IT AS I SEE IT. PLEASE ASK ALL QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING ABOUT THE ITEM YOU ARE INTERESTED IN, WHICH WE MAY NOT HAVE DESCRIBED OR PHOTOGRAPHED SUFFICIENTLY. WE CAN SEND YOU ADDITIONAL PHOTOS TO AVOID THE POSSIBILITY OF A MISUNDERSTANDING. Item is sold “As Is”. The photos are of the item being sold. Smoke free home. We strive to keep our feedback 100% positive, so if you have any problem with one of our transactions, please contact us before leaving feedback and we will make sure you are 100% satisfied. Thank you very much for your purchase. We hope you enjoy the item. We would appreciate positive feedback and would love to see you again! In I try to be eco-friendly and reuse clean shipping boxes. Your purchase may come in a recycled box of an item that differs from your purchase.

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