[vincesanity82]

Clete Boyer, the third baseman for the champion New York Yankees teams of the 1960s who made an art form of diving stops and throws from his knees, died Monday. He was 70. Boyer died in an Atlanta hospital from complications of a brain hemorrhage, son-in-law Todd Gladden said.
"He wanted to be cremated and he wanted his ashes to go in a Yankee urn," Gladden said.
Boyer played from 1955-71 with the Yankees, Kansas City Athletics and Atlanta. He helped the Yankees reach the World Series in five straight years from 1960-64, when they won two titles.
Boyer's death came on the 50th anniversary of the day he joined the Yankees, completing a dozen-player trade between New York and the A's.
"He was a great Yankee and a tough guy. He never talked too much but he was extremely hardworking. A wonderful third baseman, and had fire in his belly," Yankees owner George Steinbrenner said through a spokesman.


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[Gotham Dark Knight]

Good player along with his brother...though a lifetime +.240 hitter...better with the glove...

[ThePundit]

I was too young to remember Clete. But talking to people who saw him play, they say he never got the credit he deserved as a fielder because Brooks Robinson got all the headlines.

[azrael492]

Originally Posted by ThePundit

I was too young to remember Clete. But talking to people who saw him play, they say he never got the credit he deserved as a fielder because Brooks Robinson got all the headlines.

That is the same thing my dad used to tell me. I never got to see him play either.

It is always a sad day when a baseball great passes.