Manager and Coach
Dickey was rumored to be a candidate for the managerial position with the Philadelphia Phillies after the 1943 season.
Dickey entered the United States Navy in March 15, 1944, as he was categorized in Class 1-A, meaning fit for service, by the Selective Service System. He served at the Navy Hospital Area in Hawaii. He was discharged in January 1946; one of his main tasks had been to organize recreational activities in the Pacific.
Returning to the Yankees in 1946, Dickey became the player-manager of the Yankees in the middle of the 1946 season after Joe McCarthy resigned. The Yankees finished third in the American League during the season. He retired after the season, having compiled 202 home runs, 1,209 RBI and a .313 batting average over his career.
In 1947, Dickey managed the Travelers. Dickey returned to the Yankees in 1949 as first base coach and catching instructor to aid Yogi Berra in playing the position. Already a good hitter, Berra became an excellent defensive catcher. With Berra having inherited his uniform number 8, Dickey wore number 33 until the 1960 season.
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