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Phil Rizzuto
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Birthdate: 9/25/1917
Height / Weight: 5' 6" / 160 lbs.
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, NY, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Phil Rizzuto 1951 photo Who's Who Magazine

Baseball Historian Biography

Phil Rizzuto, the Hall of Fame shortstop during the New York Yankees winning reign of the 1940s and 1950s died Tuesday, August 14, 2007. He debuted with the New Yorker in 1941 and quickly was nicknamed ‘The Scooter’ by the news media for his uncanny sidesteps while retrieving a hard-hit ground ball. The 5-ft, 6 inch, 150-pound Rizzuto missed all of 1943-45 while proudly serving in the Navy during World War II.

 

Phil Rizzuto was one of the best all-around shortstops in baseball history and helped the Yankees capture 11 AL pennants and nine World Series Titles.

 

He later delighted New York fans while broadcasting games for a generation of new and old baseball fans.


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
13 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1941 NYY (AL) 133 515 65 158 20 9 3 46 27 36 14 5 0 1 5 0 .307 .343 SLG
1942 NYY (AL) 144 553 79 157 24 7 4 68 44 40 22 6 0 6 10 0 .284 .343 SLG
1946 NYY (AL) 126 471 53 121 17 1 2 38 34 39 14 7 0 6 7 0 .257 .315 SLG
1947 NYY (AL) 153 549 78 150 26 9 2 60 57 31 11 6 0 8 9 0 .273 .350 SLG
1948 NYY (AL) 128 464 65 117 13 2 6 50 60 24 6 5 0 2 13 0 .252 .340 SLG
1949 NYY (AL) 153 614 110 169 22 7 5 65 72 34 18 6 0 1 25 0 .275 .352 SLG
1950 NYY (AL) 155 617 125 200 36 7 7 66 92 39 12 8 0 7 19 0 .324 .418 SLG
1951 NYY (AL) 144 540 87 148 21 6 2 43 58 27 18 3 0 5 26 0 .274 .350 SLG
1952 NYY (AL) 152 578 89 147 24 10 2 43 67 42 17 6 0 5 23 0 .254 .337 SLG
1953 NYY (AL) 134 413 54 112 21 3 2 54 71 39 4 3 0 4 18 0 .271 .383 SLG
1954 NYY (AL) 127 307 47 60 11 0 2 15 41 23 3 2 0 1 18 2 .195 .291 SLG
1955 NYY (AL) 81 143 19 37 4 1 1 9 22 18 7 1 1 3 13 0 .259 .369 SLG
1956 NYY (AL) 31 52 6 12 0 0 0 6 6 6 3 0 0 0 7 0 .231 .310 SLG
13 years   1661 5816 877 1588 239 62 38 563 651 398 149 58 1 49 193 2 .273 .351 .SLG



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