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Bobby Murcer, 62, Yankee on Field and Air, Dies
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Bobby Murcer, the Yankees' All-Star outfielder and longtime broadcaster who never became another Mickey Mantle but endeared himself to Yankee fans in a baseball career of more than four decades, died Saturday in Oklahoma City. (article 1)
Murcer's death, at Mercy Hospital, was announced by the Yankees, who said the cause was complications from brain cancer. (article 1)
Murcer had surgery for a cancerous brain tumor at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston in December 2006 and had received an experimental vaccine in a clinical trial there. (article 1)
His memoir, " Yankee for Life: My 40-Year Journey in Pinstripes written with Glen Waggoner, was published in May, on his 62nd birthday. (article 1)
Rodriguez has known of Murcer since Rodriguez's early years in Seattle, when his manager at the time , Lou Piniella, often invoked Murcer in stories. (article 5)
" Bobby Murcer was a born Yankee, a great guy, very well-liked and a true friend of mine owner George Steinbrenner said. (article 3)
The only person to play with Mantle and Mattingly, the popular Murcer hit.277 with 252 home runs and 1,043 RBIs in 17 seasons with the Yankees, San Francisco and the Chicago Cubs. (article 2)
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Source articles
- Bobby Murcer, 62, Yankee on Field and Air, Dies (nytimes.com, 07/13/2008, 1029 words)
- Ex-Yanks star, broadcaster Bobby Murcer dies at 62 - (baltimoresun.com, 07/12/2008, 579 words)
- One-time Yankee Bobby Murcer loses cancer battle (cbc.ca, 07/12/2008, 878 words)
- Beloved Yankee Remembered as an Example (nytimes.com, 07/13/2008, 928 words)
- Passing One Yankee, Honoring Another (nytimes.com, 07/13/2008, 315 words)
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