The Scooter
Posted: Sat May 01, 2021 11:15 am
Just read this story, quoting Phil Rizzuto.
"I'll never forget September 6, 1950. I got a letter threatening me, Hank Bauer, Yogi and Johnny Mize. It said if I showed up in uniform against the Red Sox I'd be shot. I turned the letter over to the FBI and told my manger Casey Stengel about it. You know what Casey did? He gave me a different uniform and gave mine to Billy Martin. Can you imagine that! Guess Casey thought it'd be better if Billy got shot."
"I'll never forget September 6, 1950. I got a letter threatening me, Hank Bauer, Yogi and Johnny Mize. It said if I showed up in uniform against the Red Sox I'd be shot. I turned the letter over to the FBI and told my manger Casey Stengel about it. You know what Casey did? He gave me a different uniform and gave mine to Billy Martin. Can you imagine that! Guess Casey thought it'd be better if Billy got shot."