European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 14, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                I " Yankee great Dickey Dies at 86 Little Rock Ark. A Hall of Fame Catcher Bill Dickey who spent three decades with the new York Yan kee1 As Ai player manager and coach died Friday. He was 86. Dickey batted .313 with 202 Home runs in 1,712 games from 1928 to 1946, All with the Yankees and All at Catcher. The Yankees reached eight world series with Dickey and won that championship seven times. Dickey Hevitt playing during the glory Days of babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig and his career overlapped the Start of Joe Dimaggio s Rise to Fame. Dickey was Geh Rig s Road Roommate for several years and played himself in Pride of the Yankees the classic movie about Oehrig that starred Gary Cooper. Dickey was a top player in his own right making the All Star team 11 times and later having his no. 8 retired along with Yogi Berra who wore the same number after replacing him behind the plate. In May 1946, Dickey replaced Hall off Amer Joe Mccarthy As the Yankee Man Ager. Dickey resigned at the end of the sea son then became a coach with the Yankees when Casey Stengel took Over As manager in 1949. Dickey coached until 1957. I in 1977, Dickey retired from his Job As a securities representative from Stephens inc. In Little Rock the largest brokerage firm off Wall Street. He died at a in. Little nursing Center to Rock. A cause of death was t available a funeral Home spokesman said. Dickey was born in bastroptla., and spent his childhood in Kensett Ark his family moved to Little Rock when he was 16 and he maintained his Home there until his death. Dickey s path to the Yankees began when he was purchased from Little Rock for $12,000 in 1927 while out on option with Jackson in the Cotton states league. The next year Yankee manager Miller Muggins sent him to two farm teams before he joined new York for 10 games. In 1929, Dickey became the full time Catcher playing in 130 games and batting .324. From then through 1939, he hit Over .300 in every season except 1935. Dickey had his greatest seasons in 1936r 37. In 1936, he hit 22 homers drove in 107runs and batted .362. The following year he hit 29ihomers with 133 Bis and had a.332 average. The left handed hitting Dickey finished his career with 1,209 Bis. Dickey caught 38 games in the world series a record later broken by Berra. Dickey hit .255 with five Home runs in world series play. He also was a part of All Star history in 1934. It was Dickey s single that broke Carl Hubbell s record Streak of striking out five straight eventual Hall of Farmers. While playing for the Yankees Dickey became one of Gehrig s Best friends. Like Gehrig Dickey was a Model of consistency setting a major league record by catch ing 100 or More games for 13 straight years. Dickey hit the Home run that clinched the world series Victory Over St. Louis in 1943 and at the end of the season joined the Navy at age 36. Dickey spent two years the stars and stripes Orts november 14,1993 As a lieutenant and helped organize sport Sand athletics. In the Spring of 1946, Dickey turned Down a Chance to manage the Yankees farm team in Newark . Instead he re turned to the Yankees As an Active player batting .261 in 54 games. Nuggets drub lakers. ,. To end forum Streak Aba by the associated press these were games the Denver nuggets and Sacra mento Kings used to lose. Playing at the great Western forum where they had lost 14 of their previous 16 games and 10 straight the nuggets routed the los Angeles lakers 113-84 Friday night behind Mahmoud Abdul ramps 25 Points and disc Mac Mutombo s career High 24 rebounds and seven blocked shots. The Kings who Haven t won 30 games in a season since 1985-86, out scored san Antonio 24-13 in the fourth Quarter and ran their record to 3-1 when Mitch Richmond hit a jumper with 3.7 seconds left to beat the spurs 93-91. We hid a lot of fight in us. We did t give up. Everybody stepped and did the Job said Wayman tis Dale who had 25 Points. David Robinson who scored 32 Points and broke the Arco Arena record with 19 free throw attempts had trouble scor ing in the fourth Quarter against Duane Causwell who played with five fouls for the final 8 30. Robinson managed Only three Points in the final period. Richmond finished with 20 Points for Sacramento. Dennis Rodman grabbed 24 rebounds but failed to score and missed two free throws with the spurs Lead ing 87-84 with 3 23 to play. Rodman has 49 rebounds and no Points his last two games. The lakers shot 31.1 percent from the Field their worst Effort since the team moved to los Angeles. Their previous Low was 31.6 percent on nov. 8,1991, at Phoenix the night after magic Johnson announced hews retiring because of the aids virus. I be never been in a situation like this lakers vet eran James worthy said. When a team is rebuilding every Day is a new adventure. Tonight was almost like the first Day of training camp.". Doug Christie making his first Aba Start after 26 games off the Bench paced the lakers with 21 Points. In other games Friday night Cavaliers 102, warriors 93 John Williams scored 18 Points and Mark Price had 16 Points and 14 assists for Cleveland at Golden state. The Cavaliers winning for Only the second time in five games pulled away from the warriors in the third Quarter. Trailing 75-64 entering the final period Golden state did t hit a Field goal for 3 26. Brad Daugherty had 17 Points and 13 rebounds for Cleveland while Latrell Sprewell led the warriors with 20 Points. Trail blazers 94, Hawks 84 Clifford Robinson scored 28 Points and Rod Strick land had 10 of his 18 in the fourth Quarter As Portland pulled away from visiting Atlanta. Portland outscored the Hawks 20-6 in the last 6vi minutes. Dominique Wilkins scored 30 Points 24 of them in the first half for Atlanta. He was 7-for-24 from the Field. Jazz 109, pistons 89 at Salt Lake City Karl Malone had 28 Points and 15 rebounds and John Stockton had 19 assists As Utah beat Detroit for its fourth Victory in five games. Olden polynice led the pistons with 17 Points and 18rebounds. Hornets 110, celtics 107 Alonzo mourning had 23 Points and personally out scored Boston 13-12 from the foul line helping Char Lotte come Back from a late 12-Point deficit at Boston. The celtics led 89-77 with 1 32 left in the third Quarter and 102-99 with 3 20 to play before jumpers by Larrv Johnson and Kenny Gattison gave the hornets the Fead for Good 103-102, with 2 29 remaining. Dino Radja led Boston with 21 Points and 11 rebounds. Heat 115, magic 100 Glen Rice hit his first six shots of the third Quarter and finished with 30 Points on 11 of 14 shooting while Miami held Shaquille o Neal to three fourth Quarter Points and won at Orlando. The heat trailed 70-58 with nine minutes left in the third Quarter but outscored the magic 57-30 after that. Nick Anderson led Orlando with 29 Points while o Neal had 21 after scoring 42 against Miami in last week s season opening Victory Over the heat. Mavericks 115, Timber wolves 99 Rookie Jamal Mashburn scored 36 Points giving Quinn Buckner his first coaching Victory and helping Dallas win at Minnesota now the Aba s Only wingless team. By winning for the first time in four games the Mavericks avoided their worst Start Ever. Christian laettner scored 26 Points and Doug West 23 for Minnesota 0-5. The Timber wolves have lost 16 of 17 games dating Back to last season. Jim Jackson added 18 Points for the Mavericks who committed Only six turnovers to 21 by the Timber wolves. Bullets 105,76ers 93 Rex Chapman scored 20 Points including eight in the decisive third period As Washington extended Phil Adelphia s losing Streak to four. Tom Gugliotta had 22 Points for the bullets who celtics Xavier Mcdanlel gets off shot Between hornets Hersey Hawkins left and Alonzo mourning. Never trailed in the second half in route to their first Home win in three tries this season. Jeff Hornacek scored 24 Points for the 76ers, who have not won since beating the bullets in the season opener. Rookie Shawn Bradley scored a season High 14points and blocked seven shots. Knocks 103, pacers 84 by the end of the game against Indiana at Market Square Arena new York was playing without Patrick Ewig and John starts but that did t Stop the kicks from winning their fifth  scored 19 Points despite sitting out the final 20 minutes of the game with a strained neck while Marks was ejected late in the game with two technical fouls. Ewing was injured with 1 11 left in the half when he a  to the neck from pacers Center Rik Smits who was called for a flagrant foul on the play. D Akle la.d.15 pims and 12 Bounds for 88 e led al1 scorer with 24 pints