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Before DiMaggio, there was Lazzeri.
A home run hero, Tony Lazzeri was essential to the Yankeesâ legendary Murderersâ Row. A son of immigrants, he broadened the gameâs appeal and gave millions of Italian-Americans a role model.
He was a shy, serious gentleman who did this while enduring revolting bigotry and secretly battling a serious medical condition.
Lawrence Baldassaroâs âTony Lazzeri: Yankees Legend and Baseball Pioneerâ tells the story, and itâs one too many have forgotten.
Lazzeriâs parents, Agostino and Giulia, left Genoa poor in 1903. On the shipâs manifest, Agostinoâs occupation was listed as âpeasant.â The couple settled in San Francisco, and by the end of the year, had a son.
“Tony Lazzeri: Yankees Legend and Baseball Pioneer” by Lawrence Baldassaro; University of Nebraska Press (352 pages, $34.95) ——— Before DiMaggio, there was Lazzeri. A home run hero, Tony Lazzeri was
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