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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
59th St.; F at Lexington Ave.-63rd St. In 1978, sports agent Doug Newton and Billy Martin, then manager of the Yankees, teamed up to bring "Western duds to Eastern dudes." The result is a chain of ...
Weekend getaways to the beach don’t usually culminate in championships. That is, unless you are the Bruins. In a break from ...