Bill Dickey

Bill Dickey
Dickey with the New York Yankees in 1937
Catcher / Manager
Born: (1907-06-06)June 6, 1907 Bastrop, Louisiana, U.S.
Died: November 12, 1993(1993-11-12) (aged 86) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 15, 1928, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
September 8, 1946, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Batting average	.313
Home runs	202
Runs batted in	1,209
Managerial record	57–48
Winning %	.543
Teams
As player New York Yankees (1928–1943, 1946) As manager New York Yankees (1946)
Career highlights and awards
11× All-Star (1933, 1934, 1936–1943, 1946) 7× World Series champion (1932, 1936–1939, 1941, 1943) New York Yankees No. 8 retired Monument Park honoree
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1954
Vote	80.2% (ninth ballot)

William Malcolm Dickey (June 6, 1907 – November 12, 1993) was an American professional baseball catcher and manager. He played in Major League Baseball with the New York Yankees for 19 seasons. Dickey managed the Yankees as a player-manager in 1946 in his last season as a player.

Dickey played with the Yankees from 1928 through 1943. After serving in the United States Navy during World War II, Dickey returned to the Yankees in 1946 as a player and manager. He retired after the 1946 season, but returned in 1949 as a coach, in which capacity he taught Yogi Berra the finer points of catching.

During Dickey's playing career, the Yankees went to the World Series nine times, winning eight championships. He was named to 11 All-Star Games. He went on to briefly manage the Yankees as a player-manager, then contribute to another six Yankee World Series titles as a coach. Dickey was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1954.