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Elston Howard played in 9 World Series with the Yankees (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964) and was on the winning team 4 times (1956, 1958, 1961, 1962).
Elston Howard died December 14, 1980, in New York, NY, USA.
Howard wore # 32 with the Yankees.
Elston Howard
I beleive you mean Elston Howard. For the Yankees, Howard was primarily a catcher. But he also played first base, and both left and right field.
Research shows Elston Howard was the first African American to play for the Yankees when he joined the team in 1955 as a 26 year old rookie. Howard played in 97 games that season, but only 9 as a catcher (the Yanks had Yogi Berra, who won the MVP that year), he was an outfielder in 75 games. Howard hit .290, with 10 home runs and 43 RBIs.
Elston Howard debuted on April 14, 1955, playing for the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium I; he played his final game on September 29, 1968, playing for the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park II.
Elston Howard died December 14, 1980, in New York, NY, USA.
On April 14, 1955, Elston Howard became the first African American to play for the New York Yankees.
Howard wore # 32 with the Yankees.
Elston Howard
Elston Howard
Yogi Berra won the most championships as a New York Yankee with 10.
Yankee catcher Elston Howard hit a 2 strike single to break up the no-no Sox still beat Whitey Ford 3-0 Ironically Howard would become a Red Sox player later in the year
Yogi Berra won the most World Series championships as a player with 10.
He was a pro baseball player who played with the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox.
Elston Howard was not only the 1st Yankees Coach, BUT he was also the 1st Black Coach in the American League.
I beleive you mean Elston Howard. For the Yankees, Howard was primarily a catcher. But he also played first base, and both left and right field.