 New York Yankees second baseman Billy Martin in a 1954 issue of Baseball Digest Image by Unknown authorUnknown author, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Billy MartinBilly Martin Billy Martin American baseball player and manager (1928–1989) For other people known by this name, see Billy Martin (disambiguation). Alfred Manuel "Billy" Martin Jr. (May 16, 1928 – December 25, 1989) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) second baseman and manager, who, in addition to leading other teams, was five times the manager of the New York Yankees. First known as a scrappy infielder who made considerable contributions to the championship Yankee teams of the 1950s, he then built a reputation as a manager who would initially make bad teams good, before ultimately being fired amid dysfunction. In each of his stints with the Yankees he managed them to winning records before being fired by team owner… (Source: Wikipedia)
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