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Pinstripe Alley Top 100 Yankees: #67 Tony Kubek

Name: Anthony Kubek
Position: Shortstop
Born: October 12, 1935 (Milwaukee, WI)
Yankee Years: 1957-65
Primary number: 10
Yankee statistics: 1,092 G, .266/.303/.364, 178 2B, 30 3B, 57 HR, 85 wRC+, 18.3 rWAR, 17.8 fWAR

Biography

Few people in baseball history had as long a life in the game as Tony Kubek. He evolved from a well-regarded young shortstop on of baseball's best dynasties to become one of its most familiar voices, broadcasting for 30 years on NBC and earning the 2009 Ford C. Frick Award for his efforts.