Former Yankee shortstop and announcer Tony Kubek won the 2009 Ford C. Frick award today, a broadcasting award given by the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Kubek played for the Yankees from 1957-1965. He was later an analyst on NBC's "Game of the Week."
He is the first announcer to win the Frick Award exclusively as an analyst.
Another former Yankee, Joe Gordon, was elected into the Hall of Fame yesterday by the Veterans Committee.
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Showing posts with label Joe Gordon. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Kubek wins Frick Award
Monday, December 8, 2008
Baseball Digest Daily: Joe Gordon elected to HOF
Via Joe Hamrahi's Twitter feed (Managing Editor of Baseball Digest Daily) comes news that former Yankee and Indian Joe Gordon was elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veteran's Committee today.
Gordon played second base for the Yankees from 1938-1946, missing two years because of World War II. He hit 253 home runs in his career.
Peter Abraham has the press release confirming Gordon's election.
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