Death of Gil McDougald

May 19, 1928 - November 28, 2010
New York, New York | Age 82

Former All-Star Yankee infielder dies at 82
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MIKE FITZPATRICK, The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Gil McDougald, an All-Star infielder who helped the New York Yankees win five World Series championships during the 1950s, has died. He was 82.

McDougald died Sunday of prostate cancer at his home in Wall Township, N.J., the Yankees said in a statement Monday night.

McDougald spent his entire 10-year major league career with the Yankees and played a key role on one of baseball's greatest dynasties.

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