The reason: Gretchen's first husband was Billy Martin, and the Allisons were close friends. Gretchen Winkler was a young flight attendant. By all accounts, Billy went all-in with the old art of ...

New York, September, 1955: USAREUR baseball most valuable player Ray Rosenbaum, right, and his USAFE counterpart, George Morgan, meet New York Yankees second baseman Billy Martin before a World ...

Billy Martin was in New York ... They opened with 11 straight wins, then the best start in baseball history, before losing the nightcap of a doubleheader to Seattle. “Billy always took the ...