Passing: Hank Bauer - Left Baseball Mark in New York & Baltimore
NEW YORK (AP) - Hank Bauer, the hard-nosed ex-Marine who returned to baseball after being wounded during World War II and went on to become a cornerstone of the New York Yankees dynasty of the 1950s, died Friday. He was 84.
Hank Bauer and Joe DiMaggio celebrate their 1951 World Series win over the New York Giants. Bauer and the Yankees won 9 AL pennants and 7 World Series in a 10-year span. (Tom Fitzsimmons / Associated Press)
Bauer died of cancer in Shawnee Mission, Kan., said the Baltimore Orioles. Bauer managed the 1966 Orioles to their first World Series title.
A three-time All-Star outfielder, Bauer played on Yankees teams that won nine American League pennants and seven World Series in 10 years. He set the Series record with a 17-game hitting streak, a mark that still stands.
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Hank Bauer and Joe DiMaggio celebrate their 1951 World Series win over the New York Giants. Bauer and the Yankees won 9 AL pennants and 7 World Series in a 10-year span. (Tom Fitzsimmons / Associated Press)
Bauer died of cancer in Shawnee Mission, Kan., said the Baltimore Orioles. Bauer managed the 1966 Orioles to their first World Series title.
A three-time All-Star outfielder, Bauer played on Yankees teams that won nine American League pennants and seven World Series in 10 years. He set the Series record with a 17-game hitting streak, a mark that still stands.
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