A great Yankee died today. But for his three years of military service in WWII, he might have been in the HOF. He had a 96-year run:
Thomas David "Tommy" Henrich (February 20, 1913 – December 1, 2009), nicknamed "Old Reliable," was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the New York Yankees from 1937 to 1950. He led the American League in triples twice and in runs once, also hitting 20 or more home runs four times. He is best remembered for his numerous exploits in the World Series; he was involved in one of the most memorable plays in Series history in 1941, was the hitting star of the 1947 Series with a .323 batting average, and hit the first walk-off home run in Series history in 1949's Game 1.
P.S. Sorry for all the Wiki-links. I copied this from another source and I'm afraid I'll lose the content if I try to edit them out.
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