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Phil Rizzuto
Full name Philip Francis Rizzuto Born September 25, 1917, Brooklyn, New York Died August 13, 2007, West Orange, New Jersey Cremated (ashes retained by family) Born as: Fiero Francis Rizzuto First Game: April 14, 1941 ; Final Game: August 16, 1956 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 6" Weight: 150 Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1994 Named AL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1950) Named Major League Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1950) Named AL Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1950) Named Minor League Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1940) Named shortstop on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1949 to 1952) SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1941 NY A Daily Splits 133 515 65 158 20 9 3 46 27 3 36 1 5 0 15 13 14 5 .307 .343 .398 2.3 1941 NY A
1942 NY A Daily Splits 144 553 79 157 24 7 4 68 44 7 40 6 10 0 18 13 22 6 .284 .343 .374 4.5 1942 NY A
1946 NY A Daily Splits 126 471 53 121 17 1 2 38 34 2 39 6 7 1 12 10 14 7 .257 .315 .310 1.5 1946 NY A
1947 NY A Daily Splits 153 549 78 150 26 9 2 60 57 4 31 8 9 0 10 6 11 6 .273 .350 .364 2.7 1947 NY A
1948 NY A Daily Splits 128 464 65 117 13 2 6 50 60 7 24 2 13 0 9 6 6 5 .252 .340 .328 -1.6 1948 NY A
1949 NY A Daily Splits 153 614 110 169 22 7 5 65 72 0 34 1 25 0 13 18 18 6 .275 .352 .358 0.3 1949 NY A
1950 NY A Daily Splits 155 617 125 200 36 7 7 66 92 0 39 7 19 0 9 6 12 8 .324 .418 .439 4.1 1950 NY A
1951 NY A Daily Splits 144 540 87 148 21 6 2 43 58 1 27 5 26 0 13 10 18 3 .274 .350 .346 1.8 1951 NY A
1952 NY A Daily Splits 152 578 89 147 24 10 2 43 67 6 42 5 23 0 8 9 17 6 .254 .337 .341 3.2 1952 NY A
1953 NY A Daily Splits 134 413 54 112 21 3 2 54 71 3 39 4 18 0 11 6 4 3 .271 .383 .351 2.6 1953 NY A
1954 NY A Daily Splits 127 307 47 60 11 0 2 15 41 1 23 1 18 2 0 7 7 3 2 .195 .291 .251 -0.1 1954 NY A
1955 NY A Daily Splits 81 143 19 37 4 1 1 9 22 1 18 3 13 0 0 2 2 7 1 .259 .369 .322 -0.5 1955 NY A
1956 NY A Daily Splits 31 52 6 12 0 0 0 6 6 0 6 0 7 0 0 2 1 3 0 .231 .310 .231 -0.2 1956 NY A
Total (13 Years) Splits 1661 5816 877 1588 239 62 38 563 651 35 398 49 193 2 1 129 107 149 58 .273 .351 .355 20.6 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1941 NY A Daily Splits 5 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 .238 .111 1941 NY A
1942 NY A Daily Splits 5 21 2 8 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .381 .435 .524 1942 NY A
1947 NY A Daily Splits 7 26 3 8 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .308 .400 .346 1947 NY A
1949 NY A Daily Splits 5 18 2 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 .167 .286 .167 1949 NY A
1950 NY A Daily Splits 4 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .294 .143 1950 NY A
1951 NY A Daily Splits 6 25 5 8 0 0 1 3 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .320 .393 .440 1951 NY A
1952 NY A Daily Splits 7 27 2 4 1 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .148 .281 .185 1952 NY A
1953 NY A Daily Splits 6 19 4 6 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .316 .409 .368 1953 NY A
1955 NY A Daily Splits 7 15 2 4 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .267 .450 .267 1955 NY A
Total ( 9 Years) Splits 52 183 21 45 3 0 2 8 30 2 11 1 5 0 0 3 2 10 3 .246 .355 .295 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1950 AL Daily Splits 1 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 1950 AL
1951 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1951 AL
1952 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1952 AL
1953 AL Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1953 AL
Total ( 4 Years) Splits 4 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .222 .222 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1941 NY A Daily Splits SS 128 124 124 1129.2 252 399 29 109 0 .957
1942 NY A Daily Splits SS 144 144 143 1282 324 445 30 114 0 .962
1946 NY A Daily Splits SS 125 124 112 1066.1 267 378 26 97 1 .961
1947 NY A Daily Splits SS 151 151 143 1322.1 340 450 25 111 0 .969
1948 NY A Daily Splits SS 128 128 123 1114.2 259 348 17 85 0 .973
1949 NY A Daily Splits SS 152 152 151 1334.1 329 440 23 118 0 .971
1950 NY A Daily Splits SS 155 155 149 1351.2 301 452 14 123 0 .982
1951 NY A Daily Splits SS 144 144 130 1236.1 317 407 24 113 0 .968
1952 NY A Daily Splits SS 152 152 132 1312.1 308 458 19 116 0 .976
1953 NY A Daily Splits SS 133 132 91 1074.2 214 409 24 100 1 .963
1953 NY A 2B 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1954 NY A Daily Splits SS 126 97 50 828 184 294 16 84 0 .968
1954 NY A 2B 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1955 NY A Daily Splits SS 79 43 26 451.1 93 132 10 30 0 .957
1955 NY A 2B 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1956 NY A Daily Splits SS 30 15 9 154.1 31 54 6 17 0 .934
Total (13 Years) Splits SS 1647 1561 1383 13658 3219 4666 263 1217 2 .968
Total ( 3 Years) 2B 3 0 0 4.1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1941 NY A Daily Splits SS 5 5 5 45 12 18 1 6 0 .968
1942 NY A Daily Splits SS 5 5 5 44 15 14 1 1 0 .967
1947 NY A Daily Splits SS 7 7 7 61.2 19 15 0 3 0 1.000
1949 NY A Daily Splits SS 5 5 5 45 5 15 0 3 0 1.000
1950 NY A Daily Splits SS 4 4 4 37 5 8 0 2 0 1.000
1951 NY A Daily Splits SS 6 6 6 53 14 23 1 8 0 .974
1952 NY A Daily Splits SS 7 7 7 64 13 17 1 4 0 .968
1953 NY A Daily Splits SS 6 6 6 52 11 19 1 4 0 .968
1955 NY A Daily Splits SS 7 7 4 47 13 14 0 1 0 1.000
Total ( 9 Years) Splits SS 52 52 49 448.2 107 143 5 32 0 .980
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1950 AL Daily Splits SS 1 1 1 14 2 2 0 1 0 1.000
1951 AL Daily Splits SS 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
1952 AL Daily Splits SS 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1953 AL Daily Splits SS 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 4 Years) Splits SS 4 2 2 23 5 4 0 1 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1937).
Released by New York Yankees (August 25, 1956 ).
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