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Three-time MLB All-Star, World Series champion, dies
TL;DR
Bob Skinner, a three-time MLB All-Star and World Series champion, has died at the age of 94. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and later managed the Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres.
Key points
- Bob Skinner was a three-time All-Star outfielder.
- He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1954 to 1963.
- Skinner was part of the 1960 and 1979 World Series Championship teams.
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Bob Skinner, a three-time All-Star outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates who went on to manage the Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres, died. He was 94.
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âWe are saddened to relay the news of the passing of former Pirates outfielder and coach Bob Skinner,â the Pirates wrote on X on May 5. âSkinner was a member of the 1960 World Series Championship Pirates and a coach on the 1979 World Series Championship team. He made his Major League debut with the Bucs in 1954 and played nine of his 12 seasons in Pittsburgh.â
Skinner played for the Pirates from 1954-63. He was an All-Star in 1958 and again twice in 1960, when MLB staged two All-Star games every summer.
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In 1960, Skinner helped Pittsburgh defeat the New York Yankees in a seven-game World Series. He drove in the first run with his only hit in the series early in Game 1, which the Pirates ultimately won. Skinner didnât play again in the series until Game 7.
By 1964, Skinner had been traded for the second time in as many seasons, this time to the St. Louis Cardinals. St. Louis would go on to face the Yankees in the World Series; like the Pirates four years earlier, they won in seven games. Skinner went 2 for 3 with an RBI to collect his second and final World Series ring as a player.
Skinner retired after the 1966 season with a career batting average of .277, 103 home runs, and 531 RBIs for the Pirates, Cardinals, and Cincinnati Reds.
Q&A
What teams did Bob Skinner play for in MLB?
Bob Skinner played for the Pittsburgh Pirates during his MLB career.
When did Bob Skinner pass away?
Bob Skinner passed away at the age of 94 on May 5.
What achievements did Bob Skinner have in his baseball career?
Bob Skinner was a three-time All-Star and a member of two World Series championship teams with the Pirates.