Sunday, February 2, 2020

1953 Yankees of the Past: Steve Souchock and Bill Wight

STEVE SOUCHOCK
"Steve is big and strong and is capable of hitting a long ball. He appeared in 92 games for the 1952 edition of the Detroit Tigers, hitting .249. He also plays first base.
Steve has been in baseball since 1939. He first hit the major leagues in 1946, after three years of military service, with the New York Yankees. He was with the Chicago White Sox in 1949."

-1953 Bowman No. 91


BILL WIGHT
"Bill began the 1952 season with the Boston Red Sox and finished it with the Detroit Tigers. He appeared in 10 games for the Beantowners, winning 2 and losing 1 and his earned run average was exactly 3.00. For Detroit, he was in 23 games, won 5 and lost 9 and his earned run average was 3.88.
He began in organized baseball in 1941 and came to the majors with the Yankees in 1946."

-1953 Bowman No. 100

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