He began his career in professional baseball after signing with the yankees as a free agent in 1958, and would go on to hit. Joe pepitone society for american baseball research. May 12, 2015 joe pepitone played for the new york yankees, houston astros, chicago cubs, and atlanta braves. He began his career in professional baseball after signing with the yankees as a.
Crespino draws on exclusive sources to reveal how harper lees father provided the central inspiration for each of her books. Far from ending up in a mental institution, he worked through the yankees farm system, finally arriving with the big club in 1962. Joe pepitone played for the new york yankees, houston astros, chicago cubs, and atlanta braves. Joseph anthony joe pepitone born october 9, 1940 is a former major league baseball first baseman and outfielder who played the bulk of his career for the new york yankees. Jim bouton talks extensively about pepitone in his book ball four. The best baseball book youve never read rolling stone. Anyone classed as an employee has the right to time off for a dependant this time off is for dealing with unexpected issues and emergencies involving the dependant, including leave to arrange or attend a funeral. Mar 23, 2015 fifty years of tears, joe pepitone off his medications. In his book few and chosen, whitey ford said, the only yankee first baseman ive ever seen who even came close to don mattingly defensively was joe pepitone, who could have been one of the greatest yankees ever if he paid a little more attention to playing.
He was the star of his high school team in brooklyn, new york before he was drafted by the new york yankees. Chicago, may 2 ap joe pepitone, colorful and controversial most of his 10. Wondering how to contact a joe pepitone booking agent. We found 8 records for joseph pepitone in millville, wayne and 12 other cities in new jersey. Joe pepitone played 12 seasons in the big leagues with the new york yankees, houston astros, chicago cubs and atlanta braves from 1962 to 1973. Traded later to the yankees for joe pepitone, blefary seemed like a perfect fit for new york, but he flopped in the big apple. Joe pepitone was born on wednesday, october 9, 1940, in brooklyn, new york. Joe pepitone signed 8x10 photo yankees auto autograph embossed soa w toploader. Joseph is a twotime new york emmy award winning writerproducerdirector. The next time he came to the plate was in the bottom of the fifth. Joe crespino discusses and signs his new book atticus finch. In this episode, blanche tells dorothy that she cannot possibly begin to comprehend the trauma a gorgeous woman goes through when she realizes her beauty is about.
Joe pepitone partied with frank sinatra and mickey mantle and slept with half of new york. Yankees first baseman joe pepitone becomes the first big leaguer to wear a hairpiece which he later upgrades to two hairpieces a large one for offfield use and a. In 1958, pepitone was signed by the new york yankees as an amateur free agent. He was born october 9, 1940, the same day as john lennon. Joe pepitone speaking fee and booking agent contact. Find guaranteed verified joe pepitone gameused and signed balls, helmets, pictures and more at. If joe pepitone were a car, hed be a ferrari powerful, italian, and highperformance. In may of 1971, the yankees traded him to the as, where he impressed charlie finley with his bat, his versatility, and his willingness to play anywhere. Because of that, i have a nice pc of him including all his topps issues, some lesser known cards like the 1970 kelloggs, and an 8 x 10 autographed photo when he was with the yankees.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Joe pepitone was mentioned in the special episode of the west wing made after 911, where the character josh lyman describes a baseball cap that his dad got joe pepitone to sign and he wore it to school every day during the 7th grade. Of course him writing a book is a little like george w writing a book. He also played several seasons with the chicago cubs and had short stints with the houston astros and atlanta braves. Tell us what you like and well recommend books youll love. Joe pepitone interesting stories about famous people. Buy from many sellers and get your cards all in one shipment. Rocky hit a home run, the 370 th of his career and his first in pinstripes. Joe pepitone did not make new york proud bleacher report. They all throw the balls with each other and then go outside to the baseball diamond, where they practice pitching and hitting. If you would like to book joe pepitone for a speaking engagement, appearance or endorsement, contact a joe pepitone booking agent for fees at 1. Pepitone tells of partying with frank sinatra and mickey mantle, carousing with groupies and hookers, and living the life of a famous ballplayer in the sixties and seventies. What did joe pepitone and horace clarke give each of the boys. During his time with the yankees, pepitone was thricenamed to play in the allstar game and also won.
Sep 18, 2017 pepitone is a threetime allstar for 19631965 plus he is a threetime gold glove award winner for 1965, 1966 and 1969. Now, 40 years after it was published, his raucous bio. Joe pepitone mlb original autographed photos for sale ebay. The corporate, gm like yanks changed a lot in the 1960s, with guys like fritz peterson, pepitone, jim bouton, phil linz, etc. Joe pepitone became the new york yankees first baseman when bill skowron. About the book at age seventeen joe pepitone signed with the new york yankees, and soon experts were predicting that he would be the teams next superstar. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and. Please help improve this section by adding citations to. Find joe pepitones phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Joe pepitone memorabilia, joe pepitone collectibles. Hard to believe its been 40 years since joe pepitone came out with his version of ball four with joe, you coulda made us proud, cowritten with berry stainback. He could run, throw, and field, and he had a sweet home run swing.
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Threetime allstar joe pepitone appearance and autograph. Bobby richardson will be making an appearance to sign copies of impact player. At age seventeen joe pepitone signed with the new york yankees, and soon experts. Jun 26, 2011 a muchdiscussed legend was that while on his way to 1962 my note. Contact athletespeakers today at 8009166008 to book joe pepitone for a. After beating out moose skowron for the first base job the yankees traded skowron before the 1963 season. The iron horse, the babe and the battle for joe pepitone. Born and raised in brooklyn, ny, he cowrites his films with his brother, former new york police officer, billy pepitone.
Sunday conversation with tom gott buy photo tom gott was a roommate with new york yankees legend mickey mantle when the two played minor league baseball together in 1950. At age seventeen joe pepitone signed with the new york yankees, and soon experts were predicting that he would be the teams next superstar. Joseph anthony pepitone born october 9, 1940 is a former major league baseball first. Join facebook to connect with joe pepitone and others you may know. Afterwards, joe pepitone and horace clark sign the balls and the mitts and give each boy two tickets for opening day in april. In joe, you coulda made us proud, first published in 1975, pepitone reveals what was behind his wild behavior. Joe, you coulda made us proud by joe pepitone goodreads.
Joe, you coulda made us proud book by joe pepitone. Threetime mlb allstar who spent the first eight years of his career with the new york yankees. While jim bouton is best remembered for writing about his days with the seattle pilots, he also spent part of 1969 writing ball four while throwing knuckleballs for the houston astros. We assign a color and icon like this one to each theme, making it easy to track which themes apply to each quote below. Sports speakers 360 is a booking agent for pro athletes. Pepitone spent four years working his way up through the yankee farm system before finally joining the team in 1962. King of prussia, pa threetime allstar and yankee great joe pepitone will be at an autograph signing in king of prussia, pa on friday, september 22, 2017. I found this book about the ups and downs of joe pepitone to be very. It was still a scoreless game, but the yankees had something going. Pepitone spent his whole signing bonus on a fancy car and motorboat. After playing four seasons in the minor leagues, he broke in with the yankees in 1962, playing behind moose skowron at first base. The title of his book joe, you coulda made us proud, written with berry stainback and published in 1975 was perfect. Fifty years of tears, joe pepitone off his medications.
Berry stainback 19352014 was an editor of sport magazine, associate editor of life, and editor of true. Joe, you coulda made us proud by joe pepitone, berry. Pepitone was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on april 10, 1962, with the new york yankees. He was pretty good a three time allstar and golve glove winner but had the bad timing to be on the yankees tagged as. Shop joe pepitone signed yankees 8x10 photo and more authentic, autographed and gameused items at amazons sports collectibles store. He played for the yankees 196269, houston astros 1970, chicago cubs 197073 and atlanta braves 1973. Joseph pepitone in new jersey nj 8 records found whitepages. I remember getting this when it first came out as a selection of the shortlived sports illustrated book club. Joe pepitone is a third cousin on my mothers side, pepitones from the upstate ny town of herkimer. Joe, you coulda made us proud book by joe pepitone, berry.
Joe began his major league career in 1962 with the new york yankees. Pepitone is a threetime allstar for 19631965 plus he is a threetime gold glove award winner for 1965, 1966 and 1969. Joseph anthony joe pepitone is a former major league baseball first baseman and outfielder who played the bulk of his career. The best baseball book youve never read joe pepitone partied with frank sinatra and mickey mantle and slept with half of new york. May 03, 1972 chicago, may 2 ap joe pepitone, colorful and controversial most of his 10. He does so in the most devastatingly honest terms, holding back none of the embarrassment, anguish, and guilt that perpetually haunted him. Selection file type icon file name description size revision time user.
Shop comcs extensive selection of joe pepitone baseball cards. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Joseph anthony pepitone born october 9, 1940 in brooklyn, new york is a former major league baseball first baseman and outfielder who played the bulk of his career for the new york yankees. Jul 16, 2016 pepitone spent his whole signing bonus on a fancy car and motorboat.
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