Guidry

by Ron Guidry, Peter Golenbock

Autobiography of the New York Yankees star pitcher of the 1970s.

Genres: Sports, Baseball, Biography, Nonfiction

194 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1983

About the author

RON GUIDRY was the ace of the Yankee pitching staff from 1976 through 1988, playing under manager Billy Martin and later Yogi Berra. He won two World Series titles (1977, 1978) and the Cy Young Award in 1978 as the best pitcher in baseball, when he went 25-3 with a 1.74 ERA, one of the best seasons any pitcher has ever had. From 1986 through 1988, he served as the Yankee captain, one of only fifteen in franchise history. He was a four-time All Star and five-time Golden Glove winner. Since his retirement, he has served as a Yankee spring-training instructor and was the Yankee pitching coach under Joe Torre in 2006 and 2007.

Reviews

[Marshall Merims · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun book about Ron’s youth, his personal life, his years in the minors, and his early seasons with the Yankees. A few stories too many about growing up though. When Ron went 25-3 in 1978, the Yankees won 30 of the 35 games he started that year.

[Jane · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this years ago and just remembered it.