Bill ‘Moose’ Skowron played 14 seasons in the major leagues for the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox and the California Angels. Skowron’s grandfather used to call him Mussolini as a joke but his family shortened this nickname to Moose. Moose was quite a kicker in college football with Purdue but decided to play professional baseball instead. His first season in major league baseball was with the Yankees in 1954 and he batted 340 that year. He had a lifetime batting average of .282 with 211 home runs, 243 doubles, 53 triples, 681 runs scored and 888 RBI’s in his major league career. He batted over 300 five times in 1954,1955, 1956, 1957 and 1960 and hit over 20 home runs 4 times in 1956, 1960, 1961 and 1962. He was a member of five World Series championship teams, the New York Yankees in 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962 and 1963. He appeared in 6 all-star games in 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 and 1965. Moose is currently available to appear at fundraisers, dinners, golf outings, trade shows, store promotions or to act as a corporate spokesperson, give a motivational talk or to sign premium and gift items for a corporation. If you are interested in having Moose appear at your function call or email Lerner Sports Marketing Today.