A .257-hitting second baseman for 11 seasons, Billy Martin won five division titles (with four franchises), two pennants and one World Series in 16 seasons as a manager. the most significant of ...
Arrogant and abrasive, Billy Martin was at his best under pressure - on the field. But in the clubhouse or in a bar, he became baseball's poster boy for self-destruction. A .257-hitting second ...
Jim Piersall of the Red Sox had the sharper tongue. But the Yankees’ Billy Martin had harder punches. Baseball fans who saw Piersall give the Yanks’ second baseman a terrific “riding” from ...
Both Tommy Lasorda and Billy Martin wanted Frank Sinatra on their side. "If you ever walked into Tommy’s office, he had a Wall of Fame,’’ said Mickey Morabito, the longtime Oakland Athletics ...
HANNIBAL — If you’re looking for fun amid the early November gloom, have no fear. Billy Martin’s Cole All-Star Circus is ...