Another NY Yankee death

meowzer

meowzer

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RIP Ex-Yankees manager Ralph Houk died, he was 90
to tell you the truth...I've never heard of him

But here is the third Yankee death.........phewwwwwwwwwww
 
stdreb27

stdreb27

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I think he was the manager in the early 60's if I remember right, because his name and Maris seems to go together in my head. You're talking the Mantle, Maris, and the end of the yogi era.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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This is from the article:
He took over the New Yankees in 1961 and behind Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris the team won 109 games and a World Series championship.
The Yankees repeated as champions in 1962 and won the AL pennant in 1963, but were swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series.
Houk moved into the front office after that series, becoming Yankees general manager in 1964 and '65.
He returned to managing the Yankees in 1966 and held the job until 1973, but he had only four more winning seasons and never finished better than second place.
 
stdreb27

stdreb27

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Originally Posted by meowzer
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This is from the article:
He took over the New Yankees in 1961 and behind Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris the team won 109 games and a World Series championship.
The Yankees repeated as champions in 1962 and won the AL pennant in 1963, but were swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series.
Houk moved into the front office after that series, becoming Yankees general manager in 1964 and '65.
He returned to managing the Yankees in 1966 and held the job until 1973, but he had only four more winning seasons and never finished better than second place.
was the the guy Yogi replaced?
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Yogis Coaching/Managing timeline
1963– New York Yankees player–coach
1964– New York Yankees manager (won American League pennant)
1965– New York Mets player–coach
1965–1972 – New York Mets coach (won World Series in 1969)
1972–1975 – New York Mets manager (won National League pennant in 1973)
1976–1983 – New York Yankees coach (won American League pennant in 1976 & 1981 and World Series in 1977 & 1978)
1984–1985 – New York Yankees manager
1986–1989 – Houston Astros coach (won National League Western Division pennant in 1986)
 
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