Bill Dickey
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Dickey with the New York Yankees in 1937
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| Catcher / Manager | |||
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Born: June 6, 1907 Bastrop, Louisiana |
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Died: November 12, 1993 (aged 86) Little Rock, Arkansas |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 15, 1928, for the New York Yankees | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 8, 1946, for the New York Yankees | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .313 | ||
| Home runs | 202 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1,209 | ||
| Managerial record | 57–48 | ||
| Winning % | .543 | ||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
| Member of the National | |||
 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Inducted | 1954 | ||
| Vote | 80.16% (seventh ballot) | ||
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As manager
William Malcolm Dickey (June 6, 1907 – November 12, 1993) was an American professional baseball catcher and manager. He played in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees for 19 seasons. Dickey managed the Yankees after retiring from his playing career.
Dickey played for the Yankees from 1928 through 1943. After serving in the United States Navy during World War II, Dickey returned to the Yankees in 1946 as a player and manager. He retired after the 1946 season, but returned in 1949 as a coach, where he taught Yogi Berra the art of catching.
During Dickey's playing career, the Yankees went to the World Series nine times, winning eight championships. He was named to 11 All-Star Games. As a manager and coach, the Yankees won another six World Series titles. Dickey was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1954.
Dickey was born in Bastrop, Louisiana on June 6, 1907. He was one of seven children born to John and Laura Dickey. The Dickeys moved to Kensett, Arkansas, where John Dickey worked as a brakeman for Missouri Pacific Railroad. John Dickey had played baseball for a semi-professional team based in Memphis, Tennessee. Bill's older brother, Gus, was a second baseman and pitcher in the East Arkansas Semipro League, while his younger brother, George, would go on to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher.
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