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| | From:  Marty-G (Original Message) | Sent: 2/10/2007 5:38 AM |
Another old Yankee has left us.
Outfielder Hank Bauer has died at age 84 after a long battle with cancer.
Hank was an ex-Marine who saw combat duty in WWII. He had a face that someone once described as looking like a clenched fist. He was often referred to as "The Bruiser."
Perhaps because of his reputation for toughness, he was accused--falsely, as it turned out--of slugging a drunk patron at the old Copacabana nightclub during an altercation with some guys who were giving him and some of his teammates a rough time while they were there to celebrate Billy Martin's birthday.
Hank was a pretty good outfielder who could hit with power and had both speed and a great arm out in right field.
He played for the Yanks from 1948 through 1959, when he was part of a trade with the Kansas City Athletics that brought Roger Maris to New York. Hank went on to manage the Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles.
Hank Bauer was one of 12 Yankees who played for all 5 of Casey Stengel's consecutive World Championship teams from 149 through 1953. The other 11 were Vic Raschi, Allie Reynolds, Eddie Lopat, Yogi, Charlie Silvera, Johnny Mize, Joe Collins, Jerry Coleman, Phil Rizzuto, Bobby Brown and Gene Woodling.
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| | | From: Marty-G | Sent: 2/10/2007 2:17 PM |
| Of those 12, only Yogi, Rizzuto, Coleman, Silvera and Brown survive. |
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Hammerin' Hank. The crewcut was always my image of what a marine should look like. One of my childhood heroes, when the whole world revolved around baseball and the Yankees. |
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| | | From: Marty-G | Sent: 2/11/2007 1:09 AM |
More about Hank Bauer:
1. He was wounded at Okinawa--shrapnel in the left thigh--and received 2 Bronze Stars and 2 Purple Hearts.
2. As manager of the Baltimore Orioles in 1966, he led his team to a 4 game sweep of The Dodgers in the World Series.
3. His 17 game World Series hitting streak is a record that still stands. |
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| | | From: blondie | Sent: 2/11/2007 4:13 AM |
My husband was the first to see the article today in the sports section and he asked me if I knew who he was. I said he played right field and I saw him numerous times at the stadium. Always thought he was a reliable player who was going to come through when you needed him to produce. Of the 12 players you mentioned Marty, I don't know the names of Silvera, Collins and Brown. What positions did they play? |
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| | | From: frankg | Sent: 2/11/2007 7:42 AM |
| Silvera was a catcher, but he mostly caught in the bullpen because they had Yogi behind the plate. |
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Joe Collins was a first baseman. Bobby brown played third base. He also went on to medical school and became a doctor and later was president of the American League. |
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| | | From: Marty-G | Sent: 2/12/2007 2:03 AM |
The part of "Marty" was played by frankg and kishmirintuc.
Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. |
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