Author & Former NY Yankees pitcher Fritz Peterson will sign and personalize your copy of When the Yankees Were on the Fritz: Revisiting the Horace Clarke Years.  
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This is a book written by a player who was on the Yankees all but one month of the "Horace Clarke Era," Fritz Peterson. Many personal stories are told about these 8+ years of Yankee history from a player who lived them from 1966-1974 explaining why the Yankees could not have won any pennants during those lean years the New York Yankees. Still, even without any pennants under his belt, Fritz feels blessed having worn Yankee pinstripes with such teammates as Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Whitey Ford, Elston Howard, Mel Stottlemyre, to Thurman Munson, Bobby Murcer, Roy White and some of the Yankees who became the foundation of the George Steinbrenner Era. Fritz brought entertainment into the clubhouse from his first day there until a massive trade sent him and 3 teammates to Cleveland as part of the rebuilding process.

Fritz Peterson had three degrees from Northern Illinois University but his main accomplishment came many years after his career was over when ESPN announced that he had the lowest career ERA than any pitcher in the history of the original Yankee Stadium (2.52 ERA.) Whitey Ford came in second with a 2.58 ERA.

Fritz also had the lowest WHIP ratio of any starting pitcher from WWII to the present. He is now writing books sharing his experiences with the Yankees and was known as the best prankster Sparky Lyle ever knew in baseball.  He was a starting pitcher for Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers from 1966 to 1976, and was an American League All-Star in 1970, when he won 20 games and had a 2.90 ERA,

Reader review from Antonio J. Aciff:
The Yankees of today remind me so much of the time period that Peterson covers in this book! With the overall aging of the ball club and retiring superstars, they have in common the dilemma of not being able to score runs while the pitching staff pitched their hearts out in vain. 

For me, the time period falls precisely at the age that I was bitten by the baseball bug. I had no expectations or sense of entitlement as I was not old enough to remember the glory days of the Yankees dynasty. Therefore it was not possible to be spoiled, jaded or hold any resentment as we may now have toward our current team.
The Horace Clarke Yankees were MY Yankees, not my father's. Win lose, or draw, these players were my guys! And although less than half of the games were televised in those days, I followed that ball club religiously via radio, newspaper and magazines and anything else I could get my hands on. I knew everything there was to know about my beloved team....OR SO I THOUGHT!

This book took me right back to those times. It's as if I were able to relive my youth. But this time, I was accompanied by a tour guide who was one of the main threads of that team's fabric. Sort of like that first ghost from "A Christmas Carole". Fritz took me into the Yankees dugout, the clubhouse, the team bus, and yes, even the team hotel. I would have give my right arm for that experience when I was eleven, but better late than never.

Fritz Peterson,whom I always considered the most colorful of the bunch, not surprisingly, has a writing style all his own. His stories not only gave me a true introspective view of that beloved ball club of mine, but it was accompanied by many belly laughs as well.

As if it were yesterday, I can recall The Late Great "Scooter", Phil Rizzuto repeat on more than one occasion : "Holy cow, that Fritz Peterson is quite a character". He most certainly was, and still is!

A true fan would appreciate this memoir; it is from a time when baseball was still a game.

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