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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

1 posted on 07/21/2010 9:15:53 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: Artemis Webb

ping


2 posted on 07/21/2010 9:16:20 PM PDT by EveningStar (Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
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To: EveningStar

And former Tigers manager. RIP.


3 posted on 07/21/2010 9:17:07 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: EveningStar

That’s the third...


4 posted on 07/21/2010 9:17:15 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Sarah Palin - For such a time as this...)
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To: EveningStar

RIP.


5 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 !"~~)
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To: EveningStar

Did he ever manage Joe Pepitone?


6 posted on 07/21/2010 10:31:01 PM PDT by Frantzie (Democrats = Party of I*lam)
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To: Frantzie

Yes, he did. He was the Yankees’ manager in the 60’s...before George.


7 posted on 07/21/2010 10:40:42 PM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast
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To: Frantzie
Here's a good source: http://www.baseball-reference.com/
8 posted on 07/22/2010 9:26:25 AM PDT by EveningStar (Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
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