Hank Bauer

Baseball Player

Birthday July 31, 1922

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace East St Louis, IL

DEATH DATE Feb 9, 2007 (84)

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About

Former MLB right fielder who won 7 World Series Championships with the New York Yankees between 1948 and 1959, then coached the Baltimore Orioles to a World Series Championship in 1966.

Before Fame

He wore clothing made of old feed sacks because of his family's extreme poverty.

Trivia

He was a 3-time All-Star selection during his 14-year MLB career.

Family Life

He married the Kansas City Blue's office secretary Charlene Friede in the early 1950s.

Associated With

Tommy Lasorda called him a tough player, saying "Bauer had a face that looked like it'd hold two days of rain."