The greatest catcher in Yankee history, Bill's patience and hours of instruction made Yogi Berra into the best catcher in baseball today. More recently, Bill has made young Elston Howard into one of the majors' most promising catching prospects.
Bill's Hall of Fame playing career included an all-time record 13 straight seasons catching at least 100 games- the only position he ever played in his 17 years in the majors. A lifetime .313 hitter, his four straight seasons of at least 20 homers and at least 100 RBIs were four straight seasons of Yankee World Championships. Yet it was his sixth-inning two-out, two-run homer off Mort Cooper to deep right field in Sportsman's Park that secured a 2-0 New York victory over St. Louis to clinch the 1943 World Series- Bill's last game before serving two years in the Navy during World War II.
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