![Baseball Player and Manager Hank Bauer](https://www.onthisday.com/images/people/hank-bauer.jpg?w=360)
Full Name: Henry Albert Bauer
Profession: Baseball Player and Manager
Nationality: ![United States of America](https://www.onthisday.com/images/flags/united-states.svg)
American
Biography: Bauer is an 8-time World Series champion.
As a player he won the World Series with the NY Yankees. As a manager he led the Baltimore Orioles to the franchise's first ever World Series title.
Born: July 31, 1922
Birthplace: East St. Louis, Illinois, USA
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Leo
Died: February 9, 2007 (aged 84)
Cause of Death: Lung cancer
Historical Events
- 1957-05-16 NY Yankee players including Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, and Hank Bauer are involved in a brawl at the Copacabana nightclub while watching Sammy Davis Jr. perform, leads to Billy Martin trade
- 1959-12-11 NY Yankees trade Marv Thronberry, Don Larsen, Hank Bauer and Norm Seibern for Roger Maris, Kent Hadley and Joe Deaestri
- 1961-06-19 Charlie Finley, changes A's manager Joe Gordon (26-33) for Hank Bauer
- 1968-07-11 Earl Weaver replaces Hank Bauer as manager of Orioles