Major League Baseball Player. He was an All Star infielder for the New York Yankees during the 1950s. Raised in San Francisco, McDougald attended the University of San Francisco before signing with the Yankees in 1948. He reached the majors in 1951 and that year hit .306 while capturing the American League Rookie of the Year award and the first of his five World Series rings; he also became the first rookie to hit a grand slam home run in the World Series. A six-time All Star selection playing second base, third base, and shortstop, he is probably best remembered for hitting the line drive that struck Indians left hander Herb Score in the eye on May 7, 1957; though Score recovered his sight, he was never again an effective pitcher. McDougald retired after the 1960 season, choosing not to participate in the next season's expansion draft; he ended his playing days with a .276 batting average, 112 home runs, and 576 runs batted in. After leaving the game he ran a building maintenance company and coached baseball at Fordham University in the early 1970s. Gradually losing his hearing as the result of a 1955 batting practice injury, he made a recovery following a 1994 cochlear implant; he died of prostate cancer.
Major League Baseball Player. He was an All Star infielder for the New York Yankees during the 1950s. Raised in San Francisco, McDougald attended the University of San Francisco before signing with the Yankees in 1948. He reached the majors in 1951 and that year hit .306 while capturing the American League Rookie of the Year award and the first of his five World Series rings; he also became the first rookie to hit a grand slam home run in the World Series. A six-time All Star selection playing second base, third base, and shortstop, he is probably best remembered for hitting the line drive that struck Indians left hander Herb Score in the eye on May 7, 1957; though Score recovered his sight, he was never again an effective pitcher. McDougald retired after the 1960 season, choosing not to participate in the next season's expansion draft; he ended his playing days with a .276 batting average, 112 home runs, and 576 runs batted in. After leaving the game he ran a building maintenance company and coached baseball at Fordham University in the early 1970s. Gradually losing his hearing as the result of a 1955 batting practice injury, he made a recovery following a 1994 cochlear implant; he died of prostate cancer.
Bio by: Bob Hufford
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