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Peter Golenbock

Born

in New York City , The United States

July 19, 1946

Genre

Sports, Biography

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Golenbock grew up in Stamford, Connecticut, and in 1963 graduated St. Luke's School in New Canaan, Connecticut. His heroes were Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford. One day in the local library he discovered the book, The New York Yankees: An Informal History by Frank Graham ( G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1943) and it made a strong impression on him.''

Golenbock graduated from Dartmouth College in 1967 and the New York University School of Law in 1970.

He was a radio sports talk show host in 1980 on station WOR in New York City. He was the color broadcaster for the St. Petersburg Pelicans of the Senior Professional Baseball League in 1989-90 and has been a frequent guest on many of the top television and radio talk shows including "Biography on A&E," the " ...more

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	The Bronx Zoo: The Astonishing Inside Story of the 1978 World Champion New York Yankees by Peter Golenbock, Sparky Lyle 3.97 avg rating — 1,814 ratings — published 1979 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Teammates by Peter Golenbock, Paul Bacon (Illustrator) 4.22 avg rating — 714 ratings — published 1990 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bums: An Oral History of the Brooklyn Dodgers 4.32 avg rating — 429 ratings — published 1984 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Whispers of the Gods: Tales from Baseball’s Golden Age, Told by the Men Who Played It 4.02 avg rating — 225 ratings — published 2022 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dynasty: The New York Yankees 1949-1964 4.28 avg rating — 181 ratings — published 1975 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wrigleyville: A Magical History Tour of the Chicago Cubs 4.02 avg rating — 171 ratings — published 1996 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wild, High and Tight: The Life and Death of Billy Martin 4.02 avg rating — 166 ratings — published 1994 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	7: The Mickey Mantle Novel 3.44 avg rating — 177 ratings — published 2007 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amazin': The Miraculous History of New York's Most Beloved Baseball Team 4.02 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 2002 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Spirit of St. Louis: A History of the St. Louis Cardinals and Browns 4.17 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“In the future I would have to find books with national interest. The world of books was changing, and to survive, I had to change with the times.”
― Peter Golenbock, Baseball Heaven: Up Close and Personal, What It Was Really Like in the Major Leagues

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“Doug Harvey was a stickler for the rules. When Harvey was in the minor leagues, all the other umpires would go out to a bar. But he’d be back in hotel room to spend at least one hour a day reading the rules. He knew the rule book better than anybody else.”
― Peter Golenbock

tags: doug-harvey, mlb, umpires

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“the window for hours. He wouldn't talk to anyone. The players whispered that Joe and his first wife, Dorothy, had been dating, trying to get back together,”
― Peter Golenbock, 7: The Mickey Mantle Novel

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