Bill Dickey
MLB debut August 15, 1928 for the New York Yankees Last MLB appearance September 8, 1946 for the New York Yankees Career statistics Batting average .313 Home runs 202 Runs batted in 1,209 Teams New York Yankees (1928–1943, 1946) Career highlights and awards 11× All-Star (1933, 1934, 1936–1943, 1946) 14× World Series champion (1928, 1932, 1936–1939, 1941, 1943, 1949–1953, 1956) New York Yankees #8 retired Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction 1954 Vote 80.16% (seventh ballot) William Malcolm Dickey (June 6, 1907 – November 12, 1993) was a professional baseball catcher and manager. He played in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees for 19 seasons. Dickey managed the Yankees after retiring from his playing career. Dickey played for 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, where he taught Yogi Berra the art 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. As a manager and coach, the Yankees won another six World Series titles. Dickey was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1954.