
Born: September 22, 1920 in San Bernardino, CA
High School: Woodrow Wilson (Long Beach, CA)
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1938.
(All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1941
Final Game: July 1, 1958
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1976 (305/388 ballots).
Died: January 11, 2000 in Long Beach, CA
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| Rk | Year | Tm | Lg | G | W | L | Finish | |||
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| 1 | 1970 | Kansas City Royals | AL | 2nd of 2 | 110 | 46 | 64 | .418 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1971 | Kansas City Royals | AL | 161 | 85 | 76 | .528 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 1972 | Kansas City Royals | AL | 154 | 76 | 78 | .494 | 4 | ||
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| 4 | 1977 | Chicago White Sox | AL | 162 | 90 | 72 | .556 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 1978 | Chicago White Sox | AL | 1st of 2 | 74 | 34 | 40 | .459 | 5 | |
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| 6 | 1978 | New York Yankees | AL | 3rd of 3 | 68 | 48 | 20 | .706 | 1 | WS Champs |
| 7 | 1979 | New York Yankees | AL | 1st of 2 | 65 | 34 | 31 | .523 | 4 | |
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| 8 | 1981 | New York Yankees | AL | 2nd of 2 | 25 | 11 | 14 | .440 | 6 | AL Pennant Second half of season |
| 9 | 1982 | New York Yankees | AL | 1st of 3 | 14 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5 | |
| Kansas City Royals | 3 years | 425 | 207 | 218 | .487 | 3.3 | ||||
| Chicago White Sox | 2 years | 236 | 124 | 112 | .525 | 4.0 | ||||
| New York Yankees | 4 years | 172 | 99 | 73 | .576 | 4.0 | 2 Pennants and 1 World Series Title | |||
| Total | 8 years | 833 | 430 | 403 | .516 | 3.8 | 2 Pennants and 1 World Series Title |