Bobby Murcer played 17 years in the majors with the Yankees, Giants and Cubs.

NEW YORK -- Bobby Murcer, a five-time all-star outfielder who spent nearly four decades with the New York Yankees as a player, executive and announcer, has died. He was 62.

The Yankees said Mr. Murcer died Saturday of complications from brain cancer. He was surrounded by family at Mercy Hospital in his hometown of Oklahoma City, the team said.

Mr. Murcer was diagnosed with a brain tumor on Christmas Eve 2006 after having headaches.

The only person to play with Mickey Mantle and Don Mattingly, the popular Mr. Murcer hit .277 with 252 home runs and 1,043 RBI in 17 seasons with the Yankees, San Francisco and the Chicago Cubs. He made the all-star team in both leagues and won a Gold Glove.

Always a fan favorite in New York and known for his folksy manner as a broadcaster, Mr. Murcer won three Emmy Awards for live sports coverage. His most dramatic words came on one of the saddest days in Yankees history.

Mr. Murcer delivered one of the eulogies in Ohio after captain Thurman Munson was killed in a plane crash in August 1979. The team flew home after the funeral and, that night, Mr. Murcer hit a three-run homer and then a two-run single in the bottom of the ninth to beat Baltimore 5-4.

A tearful MR. Murcer fell into the arms of teammate Lou Piniella after the game and gave his bat to Munson's wife.

Touted by many in New York as the next Mantle -- they were both from Oklahoma, played shortstop and came with strokes fit for Yankee Stadium's short right-field porch -- Mr. Murcer made his major-league debut as a 19-year-old in 1965.

After serving in the U.S. Army during the 1967-68 seasons, Mr. Murcer homered on opening day in front of President Nixon in 1969 at Washington to launch a career as a full-time player.

Mr. Murcer moved from shortstop to third base to begin that year, but soon was playing in center field, Mantle's old spot. Murcer also took over Mantle's locker.

Murcer spent most of his career in pinstripes but also played for the San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs.