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Damn Yankees
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Joseph Edward Collins, born Joseph Edward Kollonige, began his major league career playing for the New York Yankees in 1948. He
played in 10 Major League seasons and seven World Series, all for the Yankees. At 6'0" tall and 185 pounds, he batted left and threw left, being a first baseman in 715 regular season games. He also played 114 games as an outfielder, while his peak number of games played in a season was 130 in 1954. Collins hit 86 regular season home runs, but more importantly, four in the World Series with powerful Yankee teams.