The Lip: A Biography of Leo Durocher

By Gerald Eskenazi

Book Overview

Leo Durocher broke into the big leagues as a fiery rookie in 1925, played for the legendary New York Yankees of Ruth and Gehrig, and finished his career in 1973, managing the Houston Astros on synthetic turf inside a dome. Eskenazi has written the authoritative biography of this brash and storied man, famous for the quote Nice guys finish last. 16 pages of photographs.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 068811895X
• ISBN13: 9780688118952
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: William Morrow & Co
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.5"