Billy Martin and Gene Mauch, about as opposite as the class bully is from the class nerd, are on baseball's Hall of Fame ballot for managers. Martin, who died in 1989, was quite a character. While ...
On this date in baseball history, former Texas Rangers manager Billy Martin died in a car crash in Johnson City, New York. Martin was 61 when the car accident occurred on Dec. 25, 1989. Martin was the ...
The Braves acquire Clete Boyer from the Yankees in exchange for outfielder Bill Robinson and pitcher Chi-Chi Olivo. 1957 – ...
Pitcher Jim Perry, after 10 seasons with the Minnesota Twins, was traded to the Detroit Tigers back in 1973 all because manager Billy Martin liked his car. The fiery Martin, who had previously managed ...
New York, September, 1955: USAREUR baseball most valuable player Ray Rosenbaum, right, and his USAFE counterpart, George Morgan, meet New York Yankees second baseman Billy Martin before a World Series ...