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Ralph Houk, Yankees Manager, Dies at 90
The New York Times ^
| July 21, 2010
| Richard Goldstein
Posted on 07/21/2010 9:15:52 PM PDT by EveningStar
Ralph Houk, a third-string catcher for the Yankees who went on to win three straight American League pennants and two World Series championships in his first seasons as their manager, died Wednesday at his home in Winter Haven, Fla. He was 90.
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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: baseball; bostonredsox; detroittigers; houk; mlb; newyorkyankees; obituary; ralphhouk; redsox; tigers; yankees
To: Artemis Webb
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posted on
07/21/2010 9:16:20 PM PDT
by
EveningStar
(Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
To: EveningStar
And former Tigers manager. RIP.
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posted on
07/21/2010 9:17:07 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: EveningStar
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posted on
07/21/2010 9:17:15 PM PDT
by
gov_bean_ counter
(Sarah Palin - For such a time as this...)
To: EveningStar
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posted on
07/21/2010 9:39:05 PM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Amber Lamps !"~~)
To: EveningStar
Did he ever manage Joe Pepitone?
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07/21/2010 10:31:01 PM PDT
by
Frantzie
(Democrats = Party of I*lam)
To: Frantzie
Yes, he did. He was the Yankees’ manager in the 60’s...before George.
To: Frantzie
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07/22/2010 9:26:25 AM PDT
by
EveningStar
(Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
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