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  Bill Skowron | BaseballLibrary.com
When Skowron homered in the 14th inning on April 22, 1959, the Yankees and Senators set the AL record for the longest game to end 1-0 on a home run.
Skowron's arm is broken in two places and he is out for the rest of the season.
Skowron's follows a Berra blast with his 2nd homer in the 8th but Cleveland answers with two in the bottom of the 8th for an 11—8 lead.
www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/S/Skowron_Bill.stm   (1536 words)

  
 Grips And Grins - My Baseball Buddies
On Sunday, November 10th, 2002, I met the great BILL "MOOSE" SKOWRON at the Venture Sports Show in Duluth, Ga. Skowron stated the 1961 Yankees were definitely the best team he ever played on.
Skowron (who played first base) also played with the Dodgers, Senators, White Sox and Angels in his 14-year career, but he will always be remembered as a New York Yankee.
Skowron (who turns 72 in December) was a six-time American League all-star and hit.293 with eight homers and 29 RBI in World Series competition.
www.baseballtoddsdugout.com /gripsngrins.html   (3367 words)

  
  roanoke.com Minor League Baseball
William Joseph Skowron was born in Chicago in December of 1930.
Skowron's father played semipro baseball, and Moose sometimes was allowed to go with his dad and serve as bat boy or chase foul balls.
Skowron was riding the pine watching Joe Collins play first base in 1956 when Don Larson pitched the first no-hitter and only perfect game in World Series history in Game5.
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 family bar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Skowron’s story began when he was a teen in the 1940s.
Moose was hitting baseballs out of Hanson Park as if he was swinging with his back to a wind tunnel.
I was especially taken by the one of Skowron at a banquet with Joe DiMaggio and Roger Maris.
www.barflynews.com /reviews/call_me_moose.htm   (897 words)

  
 Sunday Chicago Tribune Magazine Article #502
Double bypass surgery when I'm 64." Moose Skowron is from a sports era that seems as distant as two-handed set shots, shoes with steel spikes and players without attitudes.
After baseball, Moose sold real estate in Florida, was a salesman in the printing business and worked in the bicycle program for the Illinois secretary of state's office before taking a job with Crosstown Trucking.
Moose will be on hand for all of the team's 81 home games doing, he says, "whatever they want, talking to whoever." He loves it, make no mistake.
www.wgnradio.com /shows/sundaypapers/ctm0502.htm   (2012 words)

  
 Purdue Athletic Director Red Mackey criticizes the Yankees for signing his 19-year-old star P/SS Bill Skowron, who was ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Moose Skowron played for the Austin Packers in 1949 before accepting $30,000 to sign with the New York Yankees.
Skowron was born and raised in Chicago and went on to Purdue University to play football and baseball.
Skowron’s grandfather called him Mussolini as a joke, but it was later shortened to Moose.
www.austintownball.com /MooseBio.htm   (314 words)

  
 Major League Baseball News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Bill "Moose" Skowron paid his dues to be considered a Yankee lifer.
Skowron is also a regular at the Yankees' annual Old Timers' Day celebration, though he no longer plays in the game.
Skowron's grand slam in Game 7 of the 1956 World Series is what he considers his greatest moment in the game, as well as his game-winner in Game 6 of the 1958 Fall Classic.
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 Baseball Digest: Tracking down the Moose: former slugger Bill Skowron looks back on a storied big league career
Skowron was nicknamed Moose when his grandfather gave him a short haircut as a kid and his friends thought he looked like Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.
Skowron has the face of a boxer, but fighting never was part of his life.
Skowron was to have been Purdue's right halfback with quarterback Dale Samuels, who went there on Skowron's recommendation, but signed with the Yankees for $25,000 and missed the Boilermakers' 1950 upset of Notre Dame to end the Irish's long winning streak.
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 Loyal Order of Moose LOOM
Moose teeth are not as common as Elk’s teeth for jewelry and there is not nearly the demand.
The Moose was founded by Dr. John Henry Wilson and a group of his friends in 1888 in Louisville, Kentucky, as a social and drinking club to rival the Elks.
Moosehaven, a retirement home for Moose and their wives, was founded in 1922 on the banks of the St. John's River at Orange Park, 14 miles south of Jacksonville, Florida.
www.phoenixmasonry.org /masonicmuseum/fraternalism/moose.htm   (2064 words)

  
 Moose Skowron baseball bio and statistics
Skowron's grandfather used to call him Mussolini as a joke but his family shortened this nickname to Moose.
Moose was quite a kicker in college football with Purdue but decided to play professional baseball instead.
Moose is currently available to appear at fundraisers, dinners, golf outings, trade shows, store promotions or to act as a corporate spokesperson, give a motivational talk or to sign premium and gift items for a corporation.
www.lernersportsmarketing.com /major-areas/bios/skowron-moose.htm   (259 words)

  
 Moose Skowron -- Found success in pinstripes
Though he did play for other teams in his 14-year career, Moose Skowron can truly take pride in the 9 seasons he spent in pinstripes.
Skowron was a 5-time All-Star and finished 9th in the MVP voting in 1960.
Skowron was a kicker for Purdue when he, at the age of 19, he signed a contract with the Yankees in 1951.
www.historicbaseball.com /players/s/skowron_moose.html   (263 words)

  
 East Hartford Gazette - News - 10/30/2003 - INSIDE SPORTS: Cipolla to return to Silkworms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
YANKEE LEGEND BILL "MOOSE" SKOWRON SPEAKS AT WORLD SERIES CLUB: Typical of the solid players who made the New York Yankee teams of the 1950's and early 1960's champions was first baseman Bill "Moose" Skowron, season-opening speaker for the World Series Club of Hartford County, Monday, November 17, 2003, 6 p.m.
A former Purdue University football kicker, Skowron opted for a professional baseball career, breaking in with New York in 1954.
Moose's Yankee teammates included the immortals Ed "Whitey" Ford, Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra.
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 Moose Skowron   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Moose Skowron Autographed Baseball with "5X WS Champs" inscription
Moose Skowron Autographed Baseball PSA/DNA Graded MINT 9 with "5X WS Champs" Inscription.
Moose Skowron Autographed Baseball PSA/DNA Graded MINT+ 9.5 with "5X WS Champs" Inscription.
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 Moose Skowron - Sports Card Forum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Moose Skowron - 04-02-2004, 07:23 PM 8 days 1 card c/o home in IL Very neat signature.
Moose Skowron - 04-02-2004, 07:28 PM Very cool.
I met him at a card show when I was a teenager and had him sign a ball for me. He talked baseball with me for about 10 minutes.
www.sportscardforum.com /archive/index.php/t-62955_Moose_Skowron.html   (62 words)

  
 Augusta Georgia: sports@ugusta: Burgeoning players' pay angers ex-Yankees greats 2/28/97
Bill Skowron (left) and Hank Bauer, who visited American Legion Post 63 on Thursday, were part of the Yankee dynasty of the 1950s.
Skowron barely grossed $500,000 in his 14-year big league career.
At least Skowron and Bauer are among the lucky ones.
www.augustachronicle.com /stories/022897/spo_yank.html   (714 words)

  
 Bill Skowron Baseball Statistics by Baseball Almanac
Bill Skowron was born on Thursday, December 18 1930, in Chicago, Illinois.
Skowron was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 13, 1954, with the New York Yankees.
His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bill Skowron baseball statistics page.
www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=skowrbi01   (248 words)

  
 The World Ability Federation and the World Ability Awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Moose Skowron signed autographs today at the World Ability Federation Booth at the Children's Expo.  Moose was there to support new abilities for people with disabilities.
Moose participated at this event to promote New Freedom Day at U.S. Cellular Field on May 12, 2004.  Almost 200 tickets were sold at the expo.
The World Ability Federation is grateful to Moose Skowron and the Chicago White Sox for their continued support.
www.worldabilityfederation.com /site/epage/21849_423.htm   (157 words)

  
 Online Sports Directory: Browse Players: Bill "Moose" Skowron
Bill "Moose" Skowron "Kneeling with Bat" Double Matted 8" X 10" Photograph (Unframed)
Moose Skowron Autographed 8 x 10 Photograph (New York Yankees) (Unframed)
Bill "Moose" Skowron "Kneeling with Bat" Double Matted 8" X 10" Photograph in Black Anodized Aluminum Frame
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 BILL MOOSE SKOWRON - PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED
Skowron joined the Yankees as a first baseman in 1954.
A powerful opposite-field hitter, he topped the.300 mark five times with New York and was All-Star first baseman in 1960.
Skowron was voted All-Star in 1957-61 and 1965.
galleryofhistory.com /archive/6_2003/great_buys/BILL_MOOSE_SKOWRON.htm   (178 words)

  
 Moose Skowron autograph
Official Major League baseball autographed by Moose Skowron (New York Yankees 53, 56, 58, 1961, 1962 World Champion LA Dodgers 1963 World Champion, White Sox, Senators, Angels legend)
1961 Yankees Infield Autographed Baseball Kubek, Boyer, Richardson, Moose
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 sports memorabilia : Moose Skowron Autographed Baseball   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Moose Skowron New York Yankees - Pose2 - 8x10 Autographed Photograph
Moose Skowron New York Yankees - Pose3 - 8x10 Autographed Photograph
Moose Skowron New York Yankees 8x10 Autographed Photograph
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 Autographed Bill "Moose" Skowron Official MLB Ball by autographedathlete
This is an Official MLB baseball autographed by baseball legend Bill “Moose” Skowron.
Moose played with the Yankees, White Sox, Senators and Angels over his 13 year career from 1954 1967 with MLB.
He was a 5X World Series Champ with the Yankees and a 6X All-Star over his career.
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 Coastal Carolina University Magazine - Warren "Moose" Koegel: Big Man On Campus - Spring 2001
From his childhood days growing up on Long Island, New York, to his current position as director of athletics at Coastal Carolina University, Warren Koegel has always been recognized as a leader.
As a first baseman on his Little League baseball team, where he picked up the nickname “Moose,” Koegel was a key performer on a squad that just missed advancing to the Little League World Series.
He was given his nickname due to the fact he played the same position and wore the same number (14) as “Moose” Skowron of the New York Yankees.
www.coastal.edu /magazine/spring2001/feature04.html   (1278 words)

  
 The Moose Page 42, from Shmater.com, kids humor (sometimes), teenage humor, and humor for maturity-challenged adults
What prehistoric moose roamed the earth and were the Kings of the Animal Kingdom?
Later on, what ancient moose roamed the great northlands and might have given those dinomooses a good fight (had they still been around)?
What sexy moose paralegal used her brains and her big bazoombas to win justice for those in need?
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MOOSE SKOWRON New York Yankees CHICAGO W. SOX, Dodgers
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Moose Skowron 5X WS Champs baseball PSA / DNA Graded 9
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 Bill Skowron Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
My father always admired Moose's ability to hit any pitch, regardless of it's proximity to the strike zone.
And, Skowron was the 1b (my favorite position) on my favorite team, the 61' Yankees.
Statistics may come from our work, the Baseball Databank, or other sources including SABR.org.
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 Autograph Pros   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Moose Skowron - Photo autographed by Moose Skowron himself.
This is an 8x10 photo autographed by Moose Skowron himself.
I will include a hard plastic display for this item.
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 Moose International-Famous Moose Members
Moose - The Family Fraternity: An international organization of men and women, dedicated to caring for young and old, bringing communities closer together and celebrating life.
Find A Moose Lodge or Chapter Near You
Some of the famous men who are (or were) Moose members
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 Moose Skowron Autographed - MLB Authenticated - Baseball   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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