When the Yankees Were on the Fritz: Revisiting the Horace Clarke Years. - Paperback

by Fritz Peterson (Author)

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.

Author Biography

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.