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Yankees Superstitions interviews

Date1991 July
DescriptionInterviews conducted by Leo Trachtenberg in July of 1991 with New York Yankees players and coaches about baseball superstitions. Interviewees include Mike Ferraro, Frank Howard, John Habyan, Steve Howe, Pat Sheridan, Jesse Barfield, Randy Velarde, Steve Farr, Mel Hall, Wade Taylor, Scott Kamieniecki, Lee Guetterman, Kevin Maas, Eric Plunk, Bob Geren, Matt Nokes and Tony Kubek. There are a few interviewees that are unidentified.
Object numberBL-2017-00310-036
Interviewee
Interviewee
Classificationsaudio/visual materials
Collection NumberBA MSS 277 Leo Trachtenberg interviews
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Object number: BL-2017-00310-042
Trachtenberg, Leo
1991 June 07 and July 01
Object number: BL-2017-00310-041
Trachtenberg, Leo
1993 May 08 and 12
Object number: BL-2017-00310-002
Trachtenberg, Leo
between 1984 and 2006
Object number: BL-2017-00310-003
Trachtenberg, Leo
between 1984 and 2006
Object number: BL-2017-00310-040
Trachtenberg, Leo
1993 May 05
Object number: BL-2017-00310-039
Trachtenberg, Leo
1994, April 20
Object number: BL-1968-04131-0103
New York Herald Tribune (Firm)
1958
Object number: BL-2017-00310-001
Trachtenberg, Leo
between 1985 and 1997
Matt Nokes scouting report, 1989 September 22
Object number: BL-2012-00178-1405
Snipp, Lou, 1938-
1989 September 22
Matt Nokes scouting report, 1989 July 01
Object number: BL-2012-00178-1406
Brinkman, Ed, 1941-2008
1989 July 01
Object number: BL-2017-00310-004
Trachtenberg, Leo
1996 January 12
Object number: BL-2017-00310-006
Trachtenberg, Leo
1989 November 28