Moose Skowron was born on December 18, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, USA as William Joseph Skowron. He was married to Lorraine Rochnowski and Virginia Holmquist. He died on April 27, 2012 in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
When I was about 8 years old living in Chicago, my grandfather gave all the haircuts to his grandchildren. He shaved off all my hair. I was completely bald. When I got outside, all the older fellows around the neighborhood started calling me Mussolini. At that time, he was the dictator of Italy. So after that, in grammar school, high school, and college, everybody called me Moose.
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When I played for the White Sox, my grandmother thought everyone in the crowed was going boo. I said: 'No, Grandma, it's all right. They like me. They're saying Moose.' She was so relieved.
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I was miserable. Twelve years I was with New York, three in the minors, nine in the majors. I loved those guys and it killed me to beat them. My uniform might have said Los Angeles, but in my heart I was always a Yankee.
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He hit 211 home runs in 14 major league seasons and batted .300 five times as a New York Yankee. He played for Managers, Casey Stengel and Ralph Houk on the New York Yankees teams that won four World Series championships. He played with Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, and Roger Maris.
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He was named All-Star every season from 1957 to 1961 with the New York Yankees and again in 1965 with the Chicao White Sox. He was at his best in the World Series, hitting 8 home runs, and driving in 29 runs in 39 games. In 1956, he hit a grand slam to help the New York Yankees to a Game 7 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1958, he drove in the eventual winning run in Game 6 against the Milwaukee Braves, then hit a three run home in the Yankees Game 7 triumph capping a comeback from a 3 games-to-1 deficit. In 1963, he was traded from the New York Yankees to the Los Angeles Dodgers where he hit a .385 home run in Los Angeles's 4 game World Series sweep against the New York Yankees.
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He went to Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana on a football scholarship and played half-back, punted, and place kicked. He became a collegiate star in baseball playing shortstop and pitching. The New York Yankees signed him in 1950 after he won the Big Ten batting championship. He made his New York Yankee debut in 1954. His best season was 1960 when he hit .309 with 26 home runs, then hit .375 with 2 homers against Pittsburgh in the World Series.
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He is survived by his son, Greg Skowron of Schaumburg, Illinois; his wife, Lorraine "Cookie" Skowron of Arlington Heights, Illinois; his daughter, Lynnette Skowron Morgan; his son, Steve Skowron; his brother, Edward Skowron; and four grandchildren.
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He played for the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, the Washington Senators, the Chicago White Sox, and the California Angels. He had 1,566 career hits, 888 runs batted and a .282 batting average. He retired as a player and held sales and promotional jobs where he was community affairs representative for the Chicago White Sox at the time of his death.
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Made major league debut on 13 April 1954.
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Major league baseball player. Played first base for the American League's New York Yankees (1954-1962), Washington Senators (1964), and Chicago White Sox (1964-1967); and the National League's Los Angeles Dodgers (1963).
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Title
Year
Status
Character
Prime 9
2009-2011
TV Series
Himself
Mantle
2005
TV Movie documentary
Himself
100 Years of the World Series
2003
Video documentary
Himself
ESPN SportsCentury
2000-2003
TV Series documentary
Himself
New York Yankees (The Movie)
1987
Documentary
Himself
The Joey Bishop Show
1964
TV Series
Himself
1963 World Series
1963
TV Mini-Series
Himself - Los Angeles Dodgers First Baseman
Mister Ed
1963
TV Series
Himself
1962 World Series
1962
TV Series
Himself - New York Yankees First Baseman
1961 World Series
1961
TV Mini-Series
Himself - New York Yankees First Baseman
1960 World Series
1960
TV Mini-Series
Himself - New York Yankees First Baseman
The Ed Sullivan Show
1959-1960
TV Series
Himself / Cameo Appearance / Himself - onstage bow
1958 World Series
1958
TV Mini-Series
Himself - New York Yankees First Baseman
1958 MLB All-Star Game
1958
TV Special
Himself - AL First Baseman
1957 World Series
1957
TV Mini-Series
Himself - New York Yankees Pinch Hitter / First Baseman / Himself - New York Yankees First Baseman
The Arthur Murray Party
1957
TV Series
Himself
1957 MLB All-Star Game
1957
TV Special
Himself - AL First Baseman
1956 World Series
1956
TV Series
Himself - New York Yankees First Baseman / Himself - New York Yankees Pinch Hitter
1955 World Series
1955
TV Mini-Series
Himself - New York Yankees First Baseman / Himself - New York Yankees Pinch Hitter