Get well soon, Phil Linz.
The Yankee "Super Sub" of the 1960s — perhaps best known for his 1964 harmonica confrontation with Yogi Berra — suffered a stroke last week and is recovering at Stamford Hospital, according to Marty Appel, the team's former public relations chief.
The 76-year-old utility infielder's last public appearance was Sept. 29 at Berra's funeral in Montclair, N.J., Appel said.
The story behind the 1964 Linz-Berra brawl, one of the few times the affable Hall of Fame catcher lost his cool, was retold countless times in the wake of Berra's death. The Yankees, who had lost four straight to the White Sox, were sitting in the team bus at Comiskey Park when Linz pulled out his harmonica and began playing "Mary Had a Little Lamb.