Ralph Houk

Ralph Houk
Houk in 1975
Catcher / Manager
Born: (1919-08-09)August 9, 1919
Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.
Died: July 21, 2010(2010-07-21) (aged 90)
Winter Haven, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 26, 1947, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
May 1, 1954, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Batting average.272
Hits43
Runs batted in20
Managerial record1,619–1,531
Winning %.514
Teams
As player

As manager

Career highlights and awards

Ralph George Houk (/ˈhk/; August 9, 1919 – July 21, 2010), nicknamed "the Major", was an American catcher, coach, manager, and front office executive in Major League Baseball. He is best known as the successor of Casey Stengel as manager of the New York Yankees from 1961 to 1963, when his teams won three consecutive American League pennants and the 1961 and 1962 World Series championships. In 1961 he became the second rookie manager to win 100 games in a season and third rookie manager to win a World Series.[1] He was the first manager to win World Series titles in his first two seasons and the first manager since Hughie Jennings to win three pennants in his first three seasons.

  1. ^ "Rookie managers who won the World Series". MLB.com.