Bernie Williams New York Yankees "The Final Season: The Official Retrospective" ()

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Bernie Williams bled Yankees blue and white. A Yankees player his entire career and a fixture in centerfield for nearly two decades Williams' name is routinely mentioned by fans and Major League Baseball record keepers in the same breath as Mickey Mantle Joe DiMaggio Phil Rizzuto Reggie Jackson Yogi Berra Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez. Williams a classy and unassuming man off the field counts among his on-field achievements a .297 lifetime batting average 2336 hits four Gold Glove Awards five All-Star Game appearances and four World Series Championships not to mention an MVP Award for his heroics in the 1996 ALCS and a 1998 AL batting title (which he won with a .339 batting average). His major league records include most post-season games (121) home runs (22) and RBI (80). After putting on the Yankees pinstripes for a final time during the 2006 campaign it marked his 16th consecutive year of service for the Bombers which put him in a select class with only Lou Gehrig Bill Dickey Frank Crosetti Yogi Berra Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford. Bernie Williams has hand signed this 2008 Yankee Stadium Final Season Retrospective hard cover book. A Yankees-Steiner Letter of Authenticity is included. Officially licensed MLB product.

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