- Second Baseman/Shortstop for New York Yankees (1949-1957).
- Member of 1949-1953 and 1956 World Series Champion New York Yankees teams. Member of 1955 and 1957 American League Champion New York Yankees teams.
- Named to 1950 American League All-Star Team.
- Manager of San Diego Padres (1980). Win-Loss Record: 73-89.
- Made major league debut on 20 April 1949.
- Inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame in 2011.
- Inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2007.
- Inducted into the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.
- Inducted into the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame in 2001.
- US Marine Corps fighter pilot in World War II and Korean War.
- Baseball broadcaster: New York Yankees, 1963-1969; San Diego Padres 1972-1979 & 1981-1914.
- Winner of the 2005 Ford C. Frick Award, presented to a broadcaster for "major contributions to baseball."
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