Bill Dickey
Bill Dickey | |
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Catcher | |
Born: June 6, 1907 Bastrop , United States |
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Died on: November 12, 1993 in Little Rock , United States |
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Suggested: Left | Threw: Right |
Debut in Major League Baseball | |
August 15, 1928 with the New York Yankees | |
Last MLB assignment | |
September 9, 1946 with the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics (until end of career) |
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Batting average | , 313 |
Home runs | 202 |
Runs Batted In | 1,209 |
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Awards | |
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Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Recorded | 1954 |
Quota | 80.16% |
William Malcolm "Bill" Dickey (born June 6, 1907 in Bastrop , Louisiana , † November 12, 1993 in Little Rock , Arkansas ) was an American baseball player in Major League Baseball .
biography
Bill Dickey has played his entire career with the New York Yankees and is one of the most famous catchers in Major League history. He played his first game for the Yankees on August 15, 1928, from the 1929 season he was a regular. Seven World Series titles, eight championships in the American League and eleven appointments as an All Star stood at the end of his career.
In 1946 he also worked as a manager for his Yankees. Later he was employed in the coaching team of the Yankees, here he wore the shirt number 33 until 1960, because Yogi Berra played with his number 8. In 1954 he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame . In 1972, the Yankees retired the number 8 shirt in honor of Dickey and Berra.
Dickey also made two appearances in Hollywood films. He played himself in the films The Big Throw (with Gary Cooper ) and The Stratton Story (with James Stewart ).
His stations as a player
- 1928-1943 New York Yankees
- 1946 New York Yankees
His stations as a manager
- 1946 New York Yankees
Web links
- Player information and statistics from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or The Baseball Cube or Baseball Reference (Minor League) (English)
- Bill Dickey in the database of Find a Grave (English)
- Data as a manager (English)
- Bill Dickey in the Hall of Fame (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Dickey, Bill |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dickey, William Malcolm (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American baseball player |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1907 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bastrop , Louisiana |
DATE OF DEATH | November 12, 1993 |
Place of death | Little Rock , Arkansas |