Stadium for the only time, as that year's event was a reunion of the 1961 Yankees, and marked the recent passing of Roger Maris. He was signed by Yankees scout Lou Maguolo. Rookie of the Year In 1957, Kubek won the American League Rookie of the Year Award. In Game 3 of the 1957 World Series, he had one of the best World Series games a rookie has ever had, going 3 for 5 with two home runs, three runs scored, and four RBI. Kubek is one of five rookies to hit two home runs in a World Series game. Another Yankee, Charlie Keller, had performed the feat in the 1939 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinal Willie McGee homered twice in the 1982 World Series against the Milwaukee Brewers. All three of these feats occurred in a Game 3; Kubek's and McGee's both occurred at Milwaukee County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves' Andruw Jones homered twice in Game 1 of the 1996 World Series at Yankee Stadium. Michael Conforto of the New York Mets became the fifth member of this club when he hit two in Game 4 of the 2015 World Series on October 31, 2015. 1960 World Series In Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, Kubek was shaken up by a bad-hop ground ball that struck him in the throat in the eighth inning. Bill Virdon reached first base on the infield single, which helped the Pittsburgh Pirates rally for a dramatic 10–9 victory, which was punctuated by a game-winning home run by Bill Mazeroski one inning later. The play would haunt Kubek for the rest of his baseball life. When future broadcast partner Bob Costas once referenced Virdon's smash on the air, Kubek put his hand on Costas' thigh to stop him. Just before the 1963 World Series, TV personality Phil Silvers, a Dodger fan, provided a reporter with a list of Yankee players to rattle. He included Kubek: "Show him a pebble." Broadcasting career NBC Sports, CTV and TSN Upon his retirement, Kubek became a color commentator on NBC's Saturday Game of the Week telecasts, teaming with play-by-play announcer Jim Simpson on the network's backup games from 1966 to 1968 and then joining Curt Gowdy to form the lead crew in 1969. He spent 24 years at NBC, teaming with such announcers as Simpson, Gowdy (whom Kubek later called his favorite