The Rivals
Subtitle: The New York Yankees vs. the Boston Red Sox---An Inside History
Contributors: Dan Shaughnessy (Introduction); Robert Lipsyte (Introduction)
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: August 12, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780312336165
Subjects: Sports & Recreation; Sports; Baseball - Essays & Writings; Baseball - History; Sports & Recreation / Baseball / History; Baseball - General; Boston Red Sox (Baseball team); History; New York Yankees (Baseball tea; New York Yankees (Baseball team); Sources; Sports rivalries; United States
First sentence: The Boston Red Sox were established as the American League's signature franchise when 19- or 20-year-old (there's some dispute) George Herman Ruth arrived at Fenway Park in July of 1914.