Marty Appel

Marty Appel
Born
Martin E. Appel

(1948-08-07) August 7, 1948 (age 76)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materState University of New York at Oneonta (1970)
Occupation(s)public relations and sports management executive, television executive producer, and author
Years active1968–present
Known forPublic Relations Director of the New York Yankees
Notable work
  • Casey Stengel: Baseball's Greatest Character
  • Munson: The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain
  • Pinstripe Empire: The New York Yankees from Before the Babe to After the Boss
Board member of
SpouseLourdes Appel
Children2
Websiteappelpr.com

Martin E. Appel (born August 7, 1948) is an American public relations and sports management executive, television executive producer, baseball historian and author.[1]

Appel served as Public Relations Director for the New York Yankees from 1973 to 1977. He has written over 20 books, including Pinstripe Empire: The New York Yankees from Before the Babe to After the Boss and Casey Stengel: Baseball’s Greatest Character. Appel is a two-time winner of the Casey Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year, for his biographies of King Kelly and Casey Stengel.

  1. ^ Society of American Baseball Research (Marty Appel). Turner Publishing Company. 2000. pp. 66–67. ISBN 1563115948.