Mr. Book just finished Dodgers vs. Yankees: The Long-Standing Rivalry Between Two Of Baseball’s Greatest Teams, by Michael Schavone.

This book takes a look at all 11 of the World Series played between the Yankees and Dodgers, from 1941-81. Each chapter follows the same template: An introduction are an introduction area that covers each team since the last time the teams met in the World Series, followed by sections for a recap of each team’s season and then a game-by-game recap of the World Series.

All of the important moments in the rivalry are covered, along with plenty of plenty of background information. It was a very enjoyable read, as well as extremely informative. Highlights such as Larsen’s perfect game, Reggie’s three homers and his hip incident, Amoros’s catch, Koufax’s domination, Tommy Henrich’s rally starting strikeout and so much more are included in this excellent book.

I give this book an A.

Goodreads requires grades on a 1-5 star system. In my personal conversion system, an A equates to 5 stars. (A or A+: 5 stars, B+: 4 stars, B: 3 stars, C: 2 stars, D or F: 1 star).

I had previously given this author’s book, The Dodgers: 60 Years in Los Angeles, a B+ in May 2018.

This review has been posted at my blog, Mr. Book’s Book Reviews, and Goodreads.

Mr. Book originally finished reading this on June 30, 2020. He finished reading it on October 22, 2024.