"A fine clutch hitter, Bob had almost an RBI for every hit in 1955.
Bob signed a Yankee contract when he graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1950. After three brief Yankee trials, he came up to New York to stay after hitting .317 at Kansas City (American Association) in 1953."
-1956 Topps No. 288
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