During his playing days, Ralph was one of a select group of Yankees to play on all five of Casey Stengel's five straight World Champions. Although he never played regularly at the big league level, the Yankee brass was so impressed with his leadership and knowledge of baseball he was placed in command of New York's top farm club at Denver. In three seasons guiding the Bears, Ralph did much to develop the careers of such young Yankees as Tony Kubek, Bobby Richardson, Norm Siebern, Ryne Duren, Zack Monroe and Marv Throneberry.
The Major returns to the Stadium this year as first base coach. Nobody doubts he will be managing a major league club in the future.
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