Former slugging stalwart Charlie Keller returns to the Yankees as the new first base coach. The five-time All-Star batted .306 with five home runs in four World Series.
After being named 1937 Minor League Player of the Year by The Sporting News, Charlie broke into the majors in '39 with one of the finest rookie seasons ever registered by a Bomber freshman. His .334 batting average, with 11 homers and 83 RBIs in 111 games, was capped by a stellar World Series performance, with the young man batting .438 with three home runs in New York's four-game sweep of Cincinnati. Charlie's 33 homers, 122 RBIs, 24 doubles and 10 triples in 1941 were followed by a 1942 season in which, for the third straight year, he both scored 100 runs and drew 100 walks.
Following service in U.S. Merchant Marine in World War II, Charlie returned to civilian life with 29 doubles, 10 triples and 30 round-trippers in 1946.
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