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Who was the first baseball player US to be named rookie of the year in 1947?
Jackie Robinson
Who was the player named Al in the 1950s Cleveland Indians?
Al Rosen played for the Indians from 1947-1956.
Who was the first Rookie of the Year in MLB?
The Rookie of the Year award was started in 1947. For the 1947 and 1948 season, one player was named ROY for MLB as opposed to the way it is today where one player is named ROY for each league. The first MLB ROY was Jackie Robinson.
What was New York Yankee Yogi Berra's share of the 1947 World Series prize money?
Yogi Berra's share of the prize money for the Yankee victory in the 1947 World Series was $5,830. I provide this information, and earlier his salary of $5,000 to illustrate how a baseball player's total earnings for a year can be drastically improved by winning a World Series back in that era of baseball.
What are the names of the New York Yankees catchers who also managed the Yankees?
The Yankees have had four managers who were previous catchers for the team. Bill Dickey (Yankee catcher from 1928-1943 and Yankee player-manager in 1946) Ralph Houk (Yankee catcher from 1947-1954, Yankee manager from 1961-63) Yogi Berra (Yankee catcher from 1947-1962, Yankee manager in 1964 and 1984-85) Joe Girardi (Yankee catcher from 1996-99, Yankee manager from 2008-present)
