Passing of Ralph Houk
Longtime baseball manager Ralph Houk has passed away at the age of 90. His career spanned twenty years including one stint with our very own Tigers (1974-78).
His claim to fame was becoming the New York Yankees manager who replaced the legendary Casey Stengel, during the year that Mantle and Maris battled Babe Ruth’s record of 60 homers.
He broke into the major leagues as a catcher with the Yankees but caught less than 100 games in his career. He spent eight seasons as backup to Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra.
After becoming manager in 1961, Ralph Houk would go on to win two world series titles with the Yanks.
Passing of Ralph Houk…
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Trackback by World Wide News Flash — July 22, 2010 @ 2:10 am
Yes I won that trivia question on Ralph Houk. Keep up the great sports talk.
Comment by chris — July 22, 2010 @ 11:33 pm
Yeh he had a decent career especially with the Yank’s. That is why I like listening to your show. You bring up alot of old Tiger stuff.
Comment by james — July 25, 2010 @ 10:37 am
My friend and I were arguing about this! Now I know that I was right. lol! Thanks for making me sure!
Comment by Z1 guy — July 25, 2010 @ 3:38 pm
Thanks for the post Z1. Glad you were right.
Comment by john — July 25, 2010 @ 10:00 pm
He had soem good years here, Well liked and some good players.
Comment by ken — August 1, 2010 @ 10:35 pm
Great, I never knew this, thanks.
Comment by CNA Training — August 2, 2010 @ 3:54 pm