The golden age of America\u2019s favorite pastime
\n\u201cNeil\u2019s book has some of the greatest photos you\u2019ll ever see, even if you\u2019ve seen them before.\u201d \u2014Yogi Berra<\/p>\n
This superb collection of \u201960s and \u201970s baseball images commemorates the sport\u2019s finest moments via the lens of legendary sports photographer Neil Leifer.<\/p>\n
Professional baseball of the 1960s and 1970s belongs to Neil Leifer, the premier sports photographer of his generation. In 1960, at age 17, Neil had the human drive to match his new Nikon motor drive and he was on his way. With gumption and an eye for the decisive moment, the baby-faced kid from Manhattan\u2019s Lower East Side was soon selling his photos to Sports Illustrated. This superb collection of images reflects the total access Neil had to the players on the field, in the dugout, and in the locker room. All the pathos, elation, disappointment, and celebration are etched upon the faces of the players and their mercurial fans.<\/p>\n
From the 1960 World Series between the Yankees and the Pirates\u2014decided in the 9th inning of the 7th game by a Bill Mazeroski home run\u2014to the 1977 World Series between the Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers, Neil Leifer never stopped shooting. He was up in the nosebleed section of the grandstands in Yankee Stadium, in the rafters of the Astrodome in Houston, or a helicopter high above. Who won the games wasn\u2019t important, only how the game was played\u2014the blood, sweat, and grace. It\u2019s all about the game, and Leifer\u2019s photographs create a topographical map to the very heart and soul of baseball.<\/p>\n
Featuring over 300 photos, the book is divided into four chapters: The Game; The Heroes\u2014like Roberto Clemente, Mickey Mantle, and pitcher Sandy Koufax; The Rivalry (infamously, between the Yankees and the Boston Red Sox and the Giants and Dodgers); and The World Series Championship.<\/p>\n
Limited Collector\u2019s Edition of 1,000 copies, each numbered and signed by the photographer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The golden age of America\u2019s favorite pastime \u201cNeil\u2019s book has some of the greatest photos you\u2019ll ever see, even if you\u2019ve seen them before.\u201d \u2014Yogi Berra This superb collection of \u201960s and \u201970s baseball images commemorates the sport\u2019s finest moments via the lens of legendary sports photographer Neil Leifer. Professional baseball of the 1960s and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":55417,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[13533,4517],"product_tag":[1488],"class_list":["post-55391","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-books","product_cat-photography-en","product_tag-sport-en","pa_author_att-eric-kroll-en","pa_cover-hardcover-slipcase","pa_format-396-x-33-cm-en","pa_isbn-9783822822074-en","pa_language-eng","pa_pages-302-en","pa_published-2007-12-01-en","pa_publisher-taschen-en-en","first","instock","sold-individually","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n