Phil “The Scooter” Rizzuto, the Hall-of-Fame Yankee shortstop, was the team’s national TV announcer for thirty-five years. He now tells the story of his five most exciting seasons, 1949-1953, when he and eleven teammates achieved the impossible dream.
The Yankees won five consecutive World Championships, the longest winning streak in history. The twelve who played on all five teams–Allie Reynolds, Vic Raschi, Eddie Lopat, Yogi Berra, Charlie Silvera, Bobby Brown, Jerry Coleman, Johnny Mize, Joe Collins, Gene Woodling, Hank Bauer, and, of course, Phil–are legends. The October Twelve is their unforgettable story.
“Not just another Yankee book, but the best one about this fabulous team.” —The Nashville Banner
“Nobody can go back as well as Phil Rizzuto to those five World Championships.” —Yogi Berra
“Rizzuto is laugh-out-loud funny.” —The New York Times Book Review
“The best book I’ve read on baseball’s Golden Age.” —Lawrence S. Ritter, author of Glory of Their Times
