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Gil McDougald

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Baseball Player

The Resume

    (May 19, 1928-November 28, 2010)
    Born in San Francisco, California
    Attended the University of San Francisco
    Infielder for the New York Yankees (1951-60)
    Six-time All-Star (1952, 1956-59) (Note: MLB held two All-Star Games in 1959)
    Five-time World Series champion (1951-53, 1956 and 1958)
    AL Rookie of the Year (1951)
    Won the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (1958)
    Head coach for Fordham University (1970-76)

Why he might be annoying:

    He had seven kids.
    He didn't get as much attention as the likes of Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra and Whitey Ford throughout his career.
    He was the 1953 AL leader for errors committed as a third baseman with 22.
    He was hit in the left ear by a batted ball from Bob Cerv during batting practice (1955), eventually losing the hearing in both ears.
    He hit the line drive that struck pitcher Herb Score in the right eye during a game against the Cleveland Indians (May 7, 1957).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He joined the Yankees during the time of Mickey Mantle's first season and Joe DiMaggio's final season.
    He was versatile as a third baseman, second baseman and a shortstop.
    He recorded six RBI in a single inning in one game (May 3, 1951).
    He was the first rookie player to record a grand slam in the World Series (1951).
    He smacked a walk-off home run in the 10th inning to help the Yankees win the 1958 World Series in 6 games against the Milwaukee Braves.
    He was able to recover from being deaf through a cochlear implant surgery (1995).

Credit: Neo NX2004


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