Five O'Clock Lightning: Ruth, Gehrig, Dimaggio, Mantle, and the Glory Years of the NY Yankees

by Tommy Henrich and Bill Gilbert

Book Overview

In a vivid memoir of life with the New York Yankees during the team's heyday, a former Yankee tells of his adventures with Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Billy Martin, Micky Mantle, and many... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559721014
• ISBN13: 9781559721011
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Carol Publishing Corporation
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

3 Cheers For "Old Reliable"!

Maybe the best re-telling of the mighty New York Yankees' golden age of them all. Told from the perspective of an integral part of the well-oiled machine, it leaves you feeling as though you yourself were there on the field as well. So rich in capturing the era, you can practically feel the flannel uniform and smell the fresh-cut grass at Yankee Stadium. You can buy other historical works on the Yankess, but nothing is like a first-hand accounting by one who was there. So here's to "Five O'Clock Lightning" by none other than "Old Reliable" himself, still with us at 95 years young!

A GREAT READ

TOMMY HENRICH TAKES US BACK TO HIS PLAYING DAYS OF THE 30'S 40'S AND EARLY 50'S. HE DISCUSSES MANY TEAMATES, OPPONENTS, MANAGERS, AND OWNERS. HIS STORY TELLING IS REFRESHING, INTERESTING, FACT FILLED AMD HUMOROUS. HE IS ONE OF THE LAST DINOSAURS OF THE ERA WHEN THEY PLAYED FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME AND NOT THE BIG BUCKS. HIS TYPE OF ATHLETE IS A THING OF THE PAST. THOSE GUYS PLAYED HURT AND SYMPATHY WAS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN SH__ AND SYPHILUS. AN EXCELLENT READ FOR ALL BASEBALL FANS. VERY WELL TOLD AND QUITE ENTERTAINING. VERY RECOMMENDED.