Five O'Clock Lightning : Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and the Greatest Baseball Team in History, the 1927 New York Yankees

An entertaining read about the greatest baseball team, the 1927 New York Yankees, who beat up on American League rivals during the regular season and then swept the World Series. With verve, facts, and stories, Harvey Frommer evokes the Murderers' Row of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Miller Huggins, Tony Lazerri, Bob Meusel, and more. Sports author and oral historian Harvey Frommer tells the story of the 1927 New York Yankees, who beat up on their American League rivals during the regular season and then swept the World Series.--From publisher description