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New York Yankees No. 1 retired. Monument Park honoree. Alfred Manuel Martin Jr. (May 16, 1928 – December 25, 1989), commonly called " Billy ", was an American Major League Baseball second baseman and manager who, in addition to leading other teams, was five times the manager of the New York Yankees.
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Mar 5, 2020 · The former second baseman, and five time manager, died on Christmas Day in 1989 in a single car accident.Even before he served as a manager, Billy Martin was a legend in New York Yankees lore....
Dec 26, 1989 · Billy Martin, the combative baseball manager who was celebrated for his ability to motivate players but was notorious for fighting with them and others, was killed yesterday in a traffic...
Nov 30, 2023 · Billy Martin was known for his tough and confrontational on-field demeanor during his playing days, earning him nicknames such as “The Brat” and “Billy the Kid.” Off the field, he was known for his nocturnal outings, often in the company of Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford.
May 12, 2024 · Billy Martin (born May 16, 1928, Berkeley, Calif., U.S.—died Dec. 25, 1989, near Fenton, N.Y.) was an American professional baseball player and manager whose leadership transformed teams on the field, but whose outspokenness and pugnacity made him the centre of controversy.
Dec 19, 2022 · It's been 32 years since Billy Martin's death in a car accident on Dec. 25, 1989. This is how Eyewitness News covered his death and funeral. What are your memories of Billy Martin?
Nov 14, 2012 · As a player on the great New York Yankees teams of the 1950s and later as a manager with five different major-league clubs, Billy Martin was known to be brash, bold, and fearless. He played the game hard and made no excuses for the way he handled himself on or off the field.
Billy Martin won five division titles (with four franchises), two pennants and one World Series in 16 seasons as a manager.
Arrogant and abrasive, Billy Martin was at his best under pressure - on the field. But in the clubhouse or in a bar, he became baseball's poster boy for self-destruction.
