Yankee 2nd baseman Billy Martin, covering 1st base after Bill Skowron was pulled in looking for a bunt by Tiger pitcher Frank Lary, waits for throw from Yogi Berra as they try to pick off Reno Bertoia during 2nd inning of Detroit-New York game 5/1. Bertoia made it back to the bag safely. DATE: 5-1-1957 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 3 - Second or later-generation photo, printed from a duplicate negative or wire photo process, within about 2 years of when it was shot TEAM: New York Yankees SUBJECTS: Bill Skowron, Billy Martin ISSUER: United Press APPROXIMATE SIZE: 9-1/8"x7" NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1 COMMENTS / CONDITION: This is one of a large accumulation of vintage sports photographs, slides and negatives that we will be listing over the coming months. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual vintage photograph, slide or negative being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends. BIO: William Joseph Skowron Jr. (Moose) was born in 930 in Chicago, IL and died in 202 in Arlington Heights, TX. He went to college at Purdue University. He played major league baseball from 954 to 967 as infielder for the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox and the California Angels, appeared in the 955, 956, 957, 958, 960, 96, 962 and 963 World Series, and was selected 6 times as an All-Star. After his grandfather gave the seven year old Skowron a haircut that looked like the dictator's and his friends jokingly called him "Mussolini", his family shortened the nickname to "Moose." The name stuck throughout his career. He went to Purdue University on a football scholarship, but found himself better suited to baseball when he hit .500 as a sophomore, a record in the Big Ten Conference that lasted ten years. On June 2, 980 he was inducted into the National Polish-American Hall of Fame. Alfred Manuel Martin was born in 928 in Berkeley, CA and died in 989 in Johnson City, NY. He played major league baseball from 950 to 96 as infielder for the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Braves and the Minnesota Twins, appeared in the 95, 952, 953, 955 and 956 World Series, and was selected in 956 as an All-Star. After retiring in 96, Martin worked as a scout for the Minnesota Twins from 962 to 964, and a Twins coach from 965 to May of 968. He then replaced Johnny Goryl as manager of the Denver Bears for the rest of 968, and the Minnesota Twins in 969. He then went on to manage the 969 Minnesota Twins, 97 to 973 Detroit Tigers, 973 to 975 Texas Rangers, 975 to 979 New York Yankees (including the 977 World Champion team), 980 to 982 Oakland Athletics, and the 983, 985 and 988 New York Yankees. Martin was killed in a car accident on Christmas 989. SKU: XP11736
Item: XP11736
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