https://freerepublic.com/tag/johnnykucks/ en-us Sat, 2 Nov 2013 16:26:26 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3086770/posts Johnny Kucks, a born and bred “Jersey Boy” who went from the sandlots of Jersey City to a 1956 Yankee World Series hero, died Thursday after a long bout with cancer. He was 80. Kucks, a side-arming righthander who had what Yogi Berra said was one of the “heaviest sinkerballs” he ever caught, spent 4½ seasons with the Yankees from 1955-59 and appeared in eight games over four World Series with a 1.89 ERA in them. But his finest hour was when Yankee manager Casey Stengel gave him the ball for Game 7 of the 1956 World Series at Ebbets... New York Daily News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3086770/posts#comment Sat, 2 Nov 2013 16:26:26 GMT