Product Description
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Covering five DVDs, 12 hours, and a span of 58 years, Vintage
World Series Films: New York Yankees is a sweeping time
of the history of the Bronx Bombers, and of baseball itself.
These are the official films produced by Major League Baseball to
summarize each year's World Series, and that means 17 films for
the Yankees between 1943 and 2000 ranging from a brief 22 minutes
(1943) to over an hour each (the later series). That also means
you can see in action some of the great Yankees of the past,
including Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford,
Reggie Jackson, and Derek Jeter, plus great nents such as
Jackie Robinson and Willie Mays. And the list of great World
Series moments includes Bill Bevens' 1947 almost-no-hitter and
Dodger Al Gionfriddo's catch that same year, Tommy Henrich's 1949
walk-off home run (Mickey Owen's dropped third strike after
Henrich's strikeout is not here; that was in 1941), Don Larsen's
1956 perfect game, and Reggie Jackson's 1977 home run trio. No,
these aren't the complete games, and the constant MLB logo in the
corner of the screen seems like an unnecessary intrusion, but
baseball fans will find it a treat to have these available at
all.
DVD Menu
Disc #1 -- Vintage World Series
Films: New York Yankees, Vol. 1 1943 World Series Film: Yankees
vs. St. Louis Cardinals 1947 World Series Film: Yankees vs.
Brooklyn Dodgers 1949 World Series Film: Yankees vs. Brooklyn
Dodgers 1950 World Series Film: Yankees vs. Philadelphia Phillies
Disc #2 -- Vintage World Series
Films: New York Yankees, Vol. 2 1951 World Series Film: Yankees
vs. New York Giants 1952 World Series Film: Yankees vs. Brooklyn
Dodgers 1953 World Series Film: Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers 1956
World Series Film: Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers
Disc #3 -- Vintage World Series
Films: New York Yankees, Vol. 3 1958 World Series Film: Yankees
vs. Milwaukee Braves 1961 World Series Film: Yankees vs.
Cincinnati Reds 1962 World Series Film: Yankees vs. San Francisco
Giants 1977 World Series Film: Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
Disc #4 -- Vintage World Series
Films: New York Yankees, Vol. 4 1978 World Series Film: Yankees
vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 1996 World Series Film: Yankees vs.
Atlanta Braves 1998 World Series Film: Yankees vs. Atlanta Braves
Disc #5 -- Vintage World Series
Films: New York Yankees, Vol. 5 1999 World Series Film: Yankees
vs. Atlanta Braves 2000 World Series Film: Yankees vs. New York
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Covering five DVDs, 12 hours, and a span of 58 years, Vintage
World Series Films: New York Yankees is a sweeping time
of the history of the Bronx Bombers, and of baseball itself.
These are the official films produced by Major League Baseball to
summarize each year's World Series, and that means 17 films for
the Yankees between 1943 and 2000 ranging from a brief 22 minutes
(1943) to over an hour each (the later series). That also means
you can see in action some of the great Yankees of the past,
including Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford,
Reggie Jackson, and Derek Jeter, plus Hall of Fame nents such
as Jackie Robinson and Willie Mays. And the list of great World
Series moments includes Bill Bevens' 1947 almost-no-hitter and
Dodger Al Gionfriddo's catch that same year, Tommy Henrich's 1949
walk-off home run (Mickey Owen's dropped third strike after
Henrich's strikeout is not here; that was in 1941), Don Larsen's
1956 perfect game, and Reggie Jackson's 1977 home run trio. No,
these aren't the complete games (
/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0009PLM6M/${0} ), and the constant MLB logo in
the corner of the screen seems like an unnecessary intrusion, but
baseball fans will find it a treat to have these available at
all. --David Horiuchi