Word: houk
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...When we were about twelve, Johnny and I belonged to a group called the Ohio Rangers," recalls the Rev. C. Edwin Houk, now a Presbyterian pastor in Glendale, Calif. "We had taken a vow never to use profanity. One evening the group started singing Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here. I continued with the phrase, 'What the hell do we care.' Well, I can tell you, it didn't sit well with Johnny. He came up to me, white-faced and righteous, and told me to stop. I think he was ready to knock my block...
...next season? "That's been my goal for six straight years," said Mantle. "I haven't done much about it so far, so I'm gonna forget about it now." Last season, a reporter recalled, Mantle had promised to help Yankee Manager Ralph Houk win a pennant in his rookie year. What about Houk's second year? Answered Mantle: "He's on his own now." Did Mantle mind batting fourth in the Yankee order, behind Maris? "It's a little tough behind a guy who hits 61 homers," said Mickey. "But any place...
Forced to fall back on second-line pitching when Bob Turley developed a sore arm and Art Ditmar totally lost his effectiveness. Houk unhesitatingly moved Youngsters Roland Sheldon (10-5) and Bill Stafford (13-9) into the regular starting rotation. The high-strung Yankees, who had detested dictatorial Manager Stengel, responded enthusiastically to Houk's subtler brand of discipline. At a time when his every swing counted in his assault on Babe Ruth's home-run record (TIME, Sept. 29), Roger Maris bunted down the third-base line to squeeze the winning run across the plate...
...rigidly self-disciplined technician, blocky (5 ft. 11 in., 198 Ibs.) ex-Catcher Houk arrives at Yankee Stadium four hours before game time, consults with his coaches and studies line-up cards in a paneled office that is necessarily equipped with a handy silver spittoon. He takes careful notes during pregame batting and fielding practice. "That way," he says, "I might notice that one of their guys is hurt, or pick up one or two other little things." Like Hutchinson. Houk has a fierce tem per-but he usually keeps it in check. "Temper hurt me a time...
Bookmakers confidently installed the slugging Yankees as prohibitive 5-12 favorites. Houk was quietly optimistic. But Hutchinson was not conceding a thing. "We played in a tough league, and we won the pennant," he said. "There's no reason why we shouldn't beat the Yankees...