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Bonne Daddy´s 1966 New York Yankees Baseball Card Collection Pieces

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Red Barber celebrating his 30th year as an announcer, his 26th in sports

DOG ASIDE:

The 1966 New York Yankees season was the 64th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 70–89….finishing 26.5 games behind the Baltimore Orioles. New York was managed by Johnny Keane and Ralph Houk….and played at Yankee Stadium. Keane managed his final MLB game in early-May….and died the following January at the age of 55. The Yankees finished in 10th place….although arguably a “strong” tenth (spoken like a true Yankee fan)…for it was the first time they had finished in last place since 1912….their last year at the Hilltop.

On September 22, paid attendance of 413 was announced at the 65,000-seat Yankee Stadium.…as WPIX announcer Red Barber asked the TV cameras to pan the empty stands as he commented on the low attendance. Although denied the camera shots on orders from the Yankees’ head of media relations….he said, “I don’t know what the paid attendance is today, but whatever it is, it is the smallest crowd in the history of Yankee Stadium, and this crowd is the story, not the game.” By a horrible stroke of luck….that game was the first for CBS executive Mike Burke as team president….who one week later….invited Barber to breakfast where Burke told him that his contract wouldn’t be renewed.

MLB - Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees P Whitey Ford — MLB – Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees P Whitey Ford

MLB - Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees Rookie Stars P Rich Beck & OF Roy White — MLB – Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees Rookie Stars P Rich Beck & OF Roy White

MLB - Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees Rookie Stars SS Bobby Murcer & P Dooley Womack — MLB – Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees Rookie Stars SS Bobby Murcer & P Dooley Womack

MLB - Original Basebal Card 1966 New York Yankees OF Roger Repoz — MLB – Original Basebal Card 1966 New York Yankees OF Roger Repoz

MLB - Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees 2B Bobby Richardson — MLB – Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees 2B Bobby Richardson

MLB - Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees 3B Clete Boyer — MLB – Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees 3B Clete Boyer

MLB - Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees C Elston Howard — MLB – Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees C Elston Howard

MLB - Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees C Jake Gibbs — MLB – Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees C Jake Gibbs

MLB - Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees CF Mickey Mantle — MLB – Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees CF Mickey Mantle

MLB - Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees INF Ruben Amaro — MLB – Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees INF Ruben Amaro

MLB - Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees Mgr Johnny Keane — MLB – Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees Mgr Johnny Keane

MLB - Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees OF Hector Lopez — MLB – Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees OF Hector Lopez

MLB - Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees OF Roger Maris — MLB – Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees OF Roger Maris

MLB - Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees OF Tom Tresh — MLB – Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees OF Tom Tresh

MLB - Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees P Al Downing — MLB – Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees P Al Downing

MLB - Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees P Bob Friend — MLB – Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees P Bob Friend

MLB - Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees P Hal Reniff — MLB – Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees P Hal Reniff

MLB - Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees P Jack Cullen — MLB – Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees P Jack Cullen

MLB - Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees P Jim Bouton — MLB – Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees P Jim Bouton

MLB - Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees P Pedro Ramos — MLB – Original Baseball Card 1966 New York Yankees P Pedro Ramos

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