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I never thought there was enough credit given to Moose with the Yankees ... It was all Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle. Moose was an outstanding hitter.
While Moose may have become a star in New York with the Yankees, he was a Chicagoan through and through. I certainly will miss his priceless stories about Casey Stengel, Roger Maris, Hank Bauer and of course, his good friend, Mickey Mantle. ... My guess is that right now Mickey, Roger, Hank and Moose are enjoying a good laugh together.
I'm giving it my best. I play one game at time. It would be a thrill to break the recordMore quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Moose leaves his stories and a heck of a lot of fun
of a reporter's first calls, early last baseball season, for a story on Roger Maris and the 1961 Yankees was to Moose Skowron. Moose had a great memory and a greater gift of gab. But this time his wife, Cookie, politely asked the reporter to call back later. Read more »
Around the web
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Roger and the Babe
by Frank Jackson May 25, 2012 Right now, more than a half century after the 1961 season, you’re probably wondering what more can possibly be said about Roger Maris and Babe Ruth. Well, I have nothing to say about Roger Maris, but I would like to pay homa from The Hardball Times Read more »
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The Lineup Card: 10 Mr. Almosts by Baseball Prospectus
I messed it up... Roberts was playing shallow on Doyle, but he wanted to move back after Arlin got two strikes on him. I missed the ball by less than a foot. The fact that it was so close makes me sick. I feel like we lost the game. Baker said he would g from Baseball Prospectus Read more »
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Player recalls game against Yankees after throwing first pitch at GreenJackets game
It had been about 50 years since Schmidt had put his throwing arm into use, and it took him back to the day when the West Point Military Academy graduate got to play baseball with the New York Yankees in 1962. Schmidt brought with him a picture from that from Aiken Standard Read more »
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1960 All-Star memories evoke an era long gone
On a recent spring afternoon, John Schmiedeler, 82, sat down with his baseball-loving grandson, Matthew, to reveal to him a bit of family history about the All-Star Game.At 10, Matthew Donnellan, a fourth-grader at Visitation School, loves his hometown R from KansasCity.com Read more »
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Their Iconic Season was not their Most Valuable - Beyond the Box Score
I’m sure most fans associate the name Roger Maris with the number 61—as in 61 home runs, 1961, and the film 61*. Maris had a historic 1961 season, surpassing Babe Ruth’s single-season home run mark and driving in a ton of runs. For his effort, he earned from Baseball Think Factory Read more »
