"The Yankees congratulate Tony Kubek for being selected as the 2009 Ford C. Frick Award winner for his contributions to broadcasting. Kubek played for the club from 1957-65 and was a member of seven World Series teams, including winners in 1958, '61 and '62. He earned the 1957 Rookie of the Year Award as a 21-year-old, batting .297 (128-for-431) with 56 runs scored, three home runs and 39 RBI in 127 games while appearing in at least 20 games at five different positions. He was also selected for four All-Star Games (1958, 1959- second game, 1961- both games) and finished his career with a .266 lifetime batting average (1,109-for-4,167), 57 home runs and 373 RBIs in 1,092 games primarily at shortstop.
Upon his retirement as a player in 1965, Kubek began his broadcasting career with NBC and became known to national audiences while doing 'Game of the Week' telecasts until 1989. From 1977-89, he also worked as a television analyst for the Toronto Blue Jays before joining the Yankees booth in 1990, where he stayed until his retirement from broadcasting in 1994.
Over his distinguished career Kubek worked 11 World Series, 14 American League Championship Series and 10 All-Star Games. He becomes the first broadcaster who worked exclusively as an analyst to win the Frick Award, and the fourth former major leaguer to win the honor, joining Joe Garagiola, Bob Uecker and Jerry Coleman."
-2009 New York Yankees Media Guide
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