Monday, March 4, 2013

Phil Rizzuto MLB Hall of Fame 1994

Phillip F Rizzuto was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1994 along with Steve Carlton and Leo Durocher. Rizzuto was a shortstop with 13 seasons MLB experience playing all with the New York Yankees (1941-1942, 1946-1956). He missed the 1943-1945 seasons while serving in the United States Navy during World War II. For his MLB career he hit .273/.351/.355 with 38 HR, 563 RBI, 877 R, 149 SB in 1661 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1950 when he hit .324/.418/.439 with 7 HR, 66 RBI, 125 R, 12 SB in 155 games, 1949 when he hit .275/.352/.358 with 5 HR, 65 RBI, 110 R, 18 SB in 153 games and 1951 when he hit .274/.350/.346 with 2 HR, 43 RBI, 87 R, 18 SB in 144 games. 

He was an All Star five times (1942, 1950-1953). Rizzuto won the American League MVP in 1950 and was second in MVP voting in 1949. He won the World Series Championship seven times with the Yankees in 1941, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952 and 1953.

Hall of Fame page

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