Ralph Houk dies at 90; managed 2 champions
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Ralph Houk dies at 90; managed 2 champions
amanda cao Fri Jul 23, 2010 6:50 pm
BOSTON (AP)—Ralph Houk, who guided the powerhouse New York Yankees of the early 1960s to two World Series championships during his 20 years as a big league manager, died Wednesday. He was 90. NHL jersey
Houk also skippered the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox in a managerial career that spanned three decades.
Red Sox spokesman Dick Bresciani said Houk’s grandson, Scott Slaboden, told the team Houk died at his home in Winter Haven, Fla. Slaboden, who lives in the Boston area, wrote in an e-mail to the team that Houk “died peacefully of natural causes after having a brief illness.” Before reaching the big leagues with the Yankees in 1947, Houk served in the Army in World War II and rose to the rank of major—a moniker that stuck even when he returned to baseball. MLB jersey
Houk spent parts of eight seasons as a backup catcher for New York, appearing in just 91 games. Former Yankees shortstop Tony Kubek, who played for Houk in the minors and majors with New York, said Houk learned a lot about handling a pitching staff from working with Hall of Famer catchers Yogi Berra and Bill Dickey in the bullpen. NFL jersey
Houk managed 3,157 games and won 1,619 with a winning percentage of .514. He followed Casey Stengel as Yankees manager in 1961 and was George Steinbrenner’s first manager for New York in 1973. He resigned after one year working for the Boss and moved on to Detroit. Houk managed the Tigers from 1974-78. His final stint in the dugout came with Boston from 1981-84.http://www.2008jersey.comhttp://www.2009allstar.comhttp://www.nfljerseychina.com
Houk also skippered the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox in a managerial career that spanned three decades.
Red Sox spokesman Dick Bresciani said Houk’s grandson, Scott Slaboden, told the team Houk died at his home in Winter Haven, Fla. Slaboden, who lives in the Boston area, wrote in an e-mail to the team that Houk “died peacefully of natural causes after having a brief illness.” Before reaching the big leagues with the Yankees in 1947, Houk served in the Army in World War II and rose to the rank of major—a moniker that stuck even when he returned to baseball. MLB jersey
Houk spent parts of eight seasons as a backup catcher for New York, appearing in just 91 games. Former Yankees shortstop Tony Kubek, who played for Houk in the minors and majors with New York, said Houk learned a lot about handling a pitching staff from working with Hall of Famer catchers Yogi Berra and Bill Dickey in the bullpen. NFL jersey
Houk managed 3,157 games and won 1,619 with a winning percentage of .514. He followed Casey Stengel as Yankees manager in 1961 and was George Steinbrenner’s first manager for New York in 1973. He resigned after one year working for the Boss and moved on to Detroit. Houk managed the Tigers from 1974-78. His final stint in the dugout came with Boston from 1981-84.http://www.2008jersey.comhttp://www.2009allstar.comhttp://www.nfljerseychina.com
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