| Ralph Houk | |
|---|---|
 Houk in 1975 | |
| Catcher / Manager | |
| Born: August 9, 1919 Lawrence, Kansas, U.S. | |
| Died: July 21, 2010 (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 |
| Hits | 43 |
| Runs batted in | 20 |
| Managerial record | 1,619–1,531 |
| Winning % | .514 |
| Teams | |
| As player As manager | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Ralph George Houk (/ˈhaʊk/; 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.