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
Sunday, February 2, 2020
Thursday, January 30, 2020
1953 Yankee Prospect of the Past: Hank Sauer
"Hank capped a long career in baseball in 1952 by having his best season in the majors and winning the title of National League's Most Valuable Player. He was the co-holder of the home run title with 37 and he led in runs batted in with 121.
He has been in baseball since 1937, shuttling between the majors and the minors. His previous major league club was Cincinnati."
-1953 Bowman No. 48
"The Most Valuable Player in the National League in 1952, power-hitting Hank led the league in RBI's and tied for the home run championship. He's never hit less than 30 homers since coming up to the Reds to stick in '48. He knocked 35 that year, 31 in '49, 32 in '50 and 30 in '51.
Hank started his career in 1937. After three trials, he made the majors after slamming 50 home runs and batting .336 for Syracuse in '47. The Cubs obtained him from the Reds in June of '49."
-1953 Topps No. 111
"A powerful slugger, Hank had a great year in 1952 and was rewarded for his work by being named the National League's Most Valuable Player. His 37 homers tied him for the top spot in the league and he led in runs batted in with 121. He also had 31 doubles and he batted .270 for 151 games.
Hank has been in baseball since 1937."
-1953 Red Man No. NL-16
He has been in baseball since 1937, shuttling between the majors and the minors. His previous major league club was Cincinnati."
-1953 Bowman No. 48
"The Most Valuable Player in the National League in 1952, power-hitting Hank led the league in RBI's and tied for the home run championship. He's never hit less than 30 homers since coming up to the Reds to stick in '48. He knocked 35 that year, 31 in '49, 32 in '50 and 30 in '51.
Hank started his career in 1937. After three trials, he made the majors after slamming 50 home runs and batting .336 for Syracuse in '47. The Cubs obtained him from the Reds in June of '49."
-1953 Topps No. 111
"A powerful slugger, Hank had a great year in 1952 and was rewarded for his work by being named the National League's Most Valuable Player. His 37 homers tied him for the top spot in the league and he led in runs batted in with 121. He also had 31 doubles and he batted .270 for 151 games.
Hank has been in baseball since 1937."
-1953 Red Man No. NL-16
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
1953 Yankee of the Past: Bob Porterfield
"Bob, who was traded from the Yankees to Washington in June of 1951, had a good season in 1952. He has been a hard-luck pitcher with injuries hitting him just as he appeared about to hit his stride. However, his earned run rating in 1952 shows what he can do.
Bob first hit the majors in 1948 when he was called up by the Yanks after amassing a 15-6 record for Newark."
-1953 Bowman No. 22
"Most of Bob's major league career has been hampered by injuries. From his earned run average in 1952, he showed that he's back in form.
In the Yankee chain since he broke into pro ball in 1946, Bob got his first shot in the majors in '48 with the Yankees after piling up a 15-6 record and 2.17 ERA at Newark that season. He spent the 1950 season between Kansas City and the Yanks and was traded to the Senators during the '51 season."
-1953 Topps No. 108
"A good pitcher, Bob nevertheless has been a 'tough luck' fellow, suffering injuries that set him back in his career. However, he had a nice season in 1952, his first full year with the Senators. He appeared in 31 games, winning 13 and losing 14. An indication of his pitching ability may be found in his earned run average, the seventh-best in the league, 2.73."
-1953 Red Man No. AL-19
Bob first hit the majors in 1948 when he was called up by the Yanks after amassing a 15-6 record for Newark."
-1953 Bowman No. 22
"Most of Bob's major league career has been hampered by injuries. From his earned run average in 1952, he showed that he's back in form.
In the Yankee chain since he broke into pro ball in 1946, Bob got his first shot in the majors in '48 with the Yankees after piling up a 15-6 record and 2.17 ERA at Newark that season. He spent the 1950 season between Kansas City and the Yanks and was traded to the Senators during the '51 season."
-1953 Topps No. 108
"A good pitcher, Bob nevertheless has been a 'tough luck' fellow, suffering injuries that set him back in his career. However, he had a nice season in 1952, his first full year with the Senators. He appeared in 31 games, winning 13 and losing 14. An indication of his pitching ability may be found in his earned run average, the seventh-best in the league, 2.73."
-1953 Red Man No. AL-19
1953 Yankee of the Past: Duane Pillette
"Duane appeared in 30 games for the Browns in 1952. His earned runs average was 3.60, which ranked him fifteenth in the league.
He began in organized baseball in 1946 with Newark, first coming to the majors at the end of the 1949 season with the Yankees. He began 1950 with Kansas City and after appearing in four games was recalled by New York. Duane was traded to the Browns in June of that year."
-1953 Bowman No. 59
"Duane won more games in 1952 than he had in his previous two seasons in the American League as a Yankee and a Brown.
The son of a former Cincinnati and Detroit hurler, Duane broke into organized ball with Newark of the International League in 1946. He turned in the best record of his career with Portland of the Pacific Coast League in '48- a 14-11 mark. The Yankees had him up for a short stay in '49 and traded him to the Browns in a seven-player deal in June of '50."
-1953 Topps No. 269
He began in organized baseball in 1946 with Newark, first coming to the majors at the end of the 1949 season with the Yankees. He began 1950 with Kansas City and after appearing in four games was recalled by New York. Duane was traded to the Browns in June of that year."
-1953 Bowman No. 59
"Duane won more games in 1952 than he had in his previous two seasons in the American League as a Yankee and a Brown.
The son of a former Cincinnati and Detroit hurler, Duane broke into organized ball with Newark of the International League in 1946. He turned in the best record of his career with Portland of the Pacific Coast League in '48- a 14-11 mark. The Yankees had him up for a short stay in '49 and traded him to the Browns in a seven-player deal in June of '50."
-1953 Topps No. 269
Sunday, January 26, 2020
1953 Yankee of the Past: Gus Niarhos
GUS NIARHOS
"Gus signed a Yankee contract in 1941 while playing City League ball in Binghamton. Except for three years of military service, he was in the Yankee chain until '46. He was named to the all-star team of every minor league in which he played.After hitting .321 for Kansas City in '47, Gus came up to the Yankees to stay. He was sold to the White Sox in 1950 and came to the Red Sox in November of '51."
-1953 Topps No. 63
1953 Yankee of the Past: Bobo Newsom
"Bobo is one of the most fabulous characters in diamond history. He holds the record for playing on the most major league teams (9) and has worn the uniform of six of the eight American League clubs. A good many of his teammates and opponents were in the cradle when he played his first major league game in 1929.
He is a member of the exclusive 200-win club and yet he has lost more ball games in the majors than he was won. The A's signed him in June of 1952."
-1953 Topps No. 15
He is a member of the exclusive 200-win club and yet he has lost more ball games in the majors than he was won. The A's signed him in June of 1952."
-1953 Topps No. 15
1953 Yankee Farmhands of the Past: Earl Harrist and Johnny Riddle
EARL HARRIST
"Earl was used almost exclusively in relief roles for the Browns in 1952. He didn't pitch in the majors in '49, '50 and '51, but did quite a bit of relief tossing for the White Sox and Senators in '47 and '48.
Earl has been in pro ball since 1938. He got into 14 games for the Reds in '45 and had a 15-10 record with Syracuse of the International League in '46. With Oakland, Earl chalked up an 18-8 record in '50 and 16-16 in '51."
-1953 Topps No. 65
JOHNNY RIDDLE
"Johnny was player-manager of Birmingham for three years and coach of the Pirates for an equal length of time before joining the Cardinals' coaching staff.
His active career stretched from 1927 through 1948. He caught for the White Sox in 1930, the Senators in '37, the Braves in '37 and '38, the Reds in '41, '44 and '45 and the Pirates in '48. Johnny's best year at the plate was 1947 when he hit .338 for Indianapolis."
-1953 Topps No. 274
"Earl was used almost exclusively in relief roles for the Browns in 1952. He didn't pitch in the majors in '49, '50 and '51, but did quite a bit of relief tossing for the White Sox and Senators in '47 and '48.
Earl has been in pro ball since 1938. He got into 14 games for the Reds in '45 and had a 15-10 record with Syracuse of the International League in '46. With Oakland, Earl chalked up an 18-8 record in '50 and 16-16 in '51."
-1953 Topps No. 65
JOHNNY RIDDLE
"Johnny was player-manager of Birmingham for three years and coach of the Pirates for an equal length of time before joining the Cardinals' coaching staff.
His active career stretched from 1927 through 1948. He caught for the White Sox in 1930, the Senators in '37, the Braves in '37 and '38, the Reds in '41, '44 and '45 and the Pirates in '48. Johnny's best year at the plate was 1947 when he hit .338 for Indianapolis."
-1953 Topps No. 274
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