Major League Baseball Player. He played both the outfield and third base position for Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Pilots, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, and Kansas City Royals from 1959 to 1976. He was a standout athlete at Boys High School in Brooklyn and was about to sign with the New York Yankees in 1956, when Jackie Robinson convinced him to sign with the hometown Dodgers. For the two seasons, he excelled in the Dodger farm system and was called up to main club for the 1959 season. He went on to play for the Dodgers for the next eight seasons before being traded to the New York Mets after the 1966 World Series. While with the Dodgers, he was a three-time All-Star (1962-1963), two-time National League batting champion (1962, 1963), and the National League RBI leader in 1962. His 230 hits and 153 RBIs in 1962 remain Dodger single-season records. He also won World Series titles in 1959, 1963 and 1965. After being traded to the Mets, he went on to play another 10 years for the Mets, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Pilots, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, California Angels and Kansas City Royals before retiring after the 1976 season. During his career, his statistics included a .294 batting average in 1,999 games with 153 home runs and 1,052 RBIs. In 1981, he was a batting coach for the Seattle Mariners. He later worked in the Dodgers' community relations department until moving to Arizona about a year before his passing.
Major League Baseball Player. He played both the outfield and third base position for Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Pilots, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, and Kansas City Royals from 1959 to 1976. He was a standout athlete at Boys High School in Brooklyn and was about to sign with the New York Yankees in 1956, when Jackie Robinson convinced him to sign with the hometown Dodgers. For the two seasons, he excelled in the Dodger farm system and was called up to main club for the 1959 season. He went on to play for the Dodgers for the next eight seasons before being traded to the New York Mets after the 1966 World Series. While with the Dodgers, he was a three-time All-Star (1962-1963), two-time National League batting champion (1962, 1963), and the National League RBI leader in 1962. His 230 hits and 153 RBIs in 1962 remain Dodger single-season records. He also won World Series titles in 1959, 1963 and 1965. After being traded to the Mets, he went on to play another 10 years for the Mets, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Pilots, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, California Angels and Kansas City Royals before retiring after the 1976 season. During his career, his statistics included a .294 batting average in 1,999 games with 153 home runs and 1,052 RBIs. In 1981, he was a batting coach for the Seattle Mariners. He later worked in the Dodgers' community relations department until moving to Arizona about a year before his passing.
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