01/24: Former Yankee Bill Werber Dies
Posted by: Patrick
From the AP:
Werber played a grand total of 7 games with the Yanks, over two seasons. Oddly enough, he was purchased by the Red Sox, from the Yankees, on May 12, 1933. He came up big in the 1940 World Series, hitting .370 as his Reds beat the Tigers, 4 games to 3.
Bill Werber, who was the oldest living ex-major leaguer and a teammate of Babe Ruth, died Thursday. He was 100.
Werber, a career .271 hitter who led the American League in stolen bases three times, played with Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx and Lefty Grove in stints with the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. He hit .370 as the third baseman on the 1940 World Series champion Cincinnati Reds.
Werber, a career .271 hitter who led the American League in stolen bases three times, played with Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx and Lefty Grove in stints with the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. He hit .370 as the third baseman on the 1940 World Series champion Cincinnati Reds.
Werber played a grand total of 7 games with the Yanks, over two seasons. Oddly enough, he was purchased by the Red Sox, from the Yankees, on May 12, 1933. He came up big in the 1940 World Series, hitting .370 as his Reds beat the Tigers, 4 games to 3.
