I'll never forget September 6th, 1950. I got a letter threatening me, Hank Bauer,
Yogi Berra and
Johnny Mize. It said if I showed up in uniform against the Red Sox I'd be shot. I turned the letter over to the FBI and told my manager
Casey Stengel about it. You know what Casey did? He gave me a different uniform and gave mine to
Billy Martin. Can you imagine that! Guess Casey thought it'd be better if Billy got shot.