Me and Dimaggio: A Baseball Fan Goes in Search of His Gods

By Christopher Lehmann-Haupt and Haupt Christopher Lehmann

Book Overview

In this warm and charming look at major league baseball, New York Times veteran book reviewer Christopher Lehmann-Haupt lives the baseball fan's ult imate dream: to follow a favorite team through an... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558216235
• ISBN13: 9781558216235
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Lyons Pr
• Length: 303 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

A worthwhile late-70s look at baseball and writing

This unusual memoir from Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, book reviewer for the New York Times, explores his relationship with the game of baseball, and with his hero, New York Yankees center fielder Joe DiMaggio. The defining event of the story is the afternoon of his childhood, when he became a baseball fan while listening to a New York Yankees game on the radio. On that day, DiMaggio hit three home runs against the Cleveland Indians. From that point, Lehmann-Haupt explores his feelings about the game, and eventually takes us with him on a tour through the 1979 season, including his encounter with Joltin' Joe himself. I would guess I have read at least a hundred baseball books; this is not the greatest one, but none are much like it, either. It's worth your time and money.