Skowron says his favorite team he played on is the 1961 New York Yankees, who ran away with the pennant with a 109-53 record that year and, of course, there was the home run derby between Mantle and Maris.
Even with all the stars who made up the Yankees back then, Skowron found his place to shine. Beyond baseball, he appeared on the Ed Sullivan show several times, including a 1958 episode when he, mantle, Berra and Whitey Ford sand "take Me Out to the Ball Game."
He also appeared on "What's My Line?" and in 1963, after being traded to the Dodgers, co-starred with Leo Durocher on an episode of "Mr. Ed." He was also the godfather of Butch Patrick, who played Eddie Munster on the "Munsters."
In 1963, his .385 World Series batting average helped the Dodgers sweep the Yankees. Then, a year later, we joined the White Sox, who ended the season just one game behind the Yankees.
An Interesting Life, Indeed. --Cooter
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