Phil Rizzuto

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1941-1956 (1941-1956)
Proper Name
Philip Francis Rizzuto
Nickname
Scooter
Positions
SS (1647) ... 2B (2)
Height / Weight
5-6 / 160
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Death Date
August 13,2007   Age:  89.322
High School
Richmond Hill (Jamaica,NY)
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
rizzp101
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Phil Rizzuto [Philip Francis Rizzuto] played Major League Baseball between 1941-1956. Rizzuto was born on September 25th, 1917He died on August 13th, 2007 at the age of 89. He played his high school baseball for the Richmond Hill High School Lions in Jamaica, New York. Made his Major League Debut on April 18th, 1950 at the age of 32. He was teammates with Yogi Berra for 11 seasons, the most throughout his career. Rizzuto played 13 seasons with the New York Yankees organization. Participated in the MLB World Series 9x [1941,1942,1947,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1955]. Had a career high 68 runs batted in with the New York Yankees in 1942. Had a career high 22 Stolen Bases for the New York Yankees in 1942. Had a career high .324 Batting Average for the New York ...
Yankees in 195. Had a career high .857 OPS for the New York Yankees in 195. Led the American League (MLB) with 8 Hit By Pitch in 1947. Led the American League (MLB) with 25 Sacrifice Hits in 1949. Led the American League (MLB) with 735 Plate Appearances and 19 Sacrifice Hits in 1950. Led the American League (MLB) with 26 Sacrifice Hits in 1951. Led the American League (MLB) with 23 Sacrifice Hits in 1952.

Jobs in Baseball: Broadcaster for the New York Yankees for 40 years between 1957-1996.

Awards: Named American League Most Valuable Player in 1950.

Career Notes: Honored in Yankees Monument Park. World Series Champion with New York Yankees in 1941. World Series Champion with New York Yankees in 1947. World Series Champion with New York Yankees in 1949. World Series Champion with New York Yankees in 1950. World Series Champion with New York Yankees in 1951. World Series Champion with New York Yankees in 1952. World Series Champion with New York Yankees in 1953. His #10 was retired by the Yankees on August 4,1985 in 1985. Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame (Veterans Committee) in 1994.

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yearteam nameleaguelevelmlb#ageposlnptbc+gabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1941New York YankeesALMLBNYA102310313351565158209346145273615001320554832126.307.343.398.741.161.091.0004.936.571.33171.67
1942New York YankeesALMLBNYA1024107144553791572474682264440610001320761335122.284.343.374.717.199.090.0007.186.530.91138.25
1946New York YankeesALMLBNYA10289212647153121171238147343967001014651820101.257.315.310.625.140.053.0006.567.531.15235.50
1947New York YankeesALMLBNYA10291011535497815026926011657318900620062337113.273.350.364.714.204.091.0009.154.980.54274.50
1948New York YankeesALMLBNYA103094128464651171326506560242130061525392196.252.340.328.668.207.076.00011.134.450.4077.33
1949New York YankeesALMLBNYA1031991536141101692275651867234125001822071234135.275.352.358.710.220.083.00010.114.780.47122.80
1950New York YankeesALMLBNYA10326/12114155617125200367766128923971900627173550150.324.418.439.857.271.115.00012.525.310.4288.14
1951New York YankeesALMLBNYA10336/2/1899144540871482162431835827526001018762929119.274.350.346.696.207.072.0009.224.290.47270.00
1952New York YankeesALMLBNYA10346/12/899152578891472410243176674252300919767336111.254.337.341.678.221.087.0009.966.240.63289.00
1953New York YankeesALMLBNYA10356/8/127103134413541122132544371394180061455062686.271.383.351.734.254.080.00014.037.710.55206.50
1954New York YankeesALMLBNYA10366/R8/1279791273074760110215324123118207773691347.195.291.251.542.192.056.20411.116.230.56153.50
1955New York YankeesALMLBNYA10376/R8/9126101*811431937411971221831301246181631.259.369.322.691.259.063.29012.159.940.82143.00
1956New York YankeesALMLBNYA10386/R81/279315261200063066070011265012.231.310.231.541.173.000.2619.239.231.000.00
Tot:MLB (13 yrs) MLB      1661581687715882396238563149586513984919321107206567113391249.273.351.355.706.210.082.2889.705.930.61153.05
Tot:AL (13 yrs) AL      1661581687715882396238563149586513984919321107206567113391249.273.351.355.706.210.082.2889.705.930.61153.05
Avg:MLB - 162 game avg MLB      162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
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* indicates player had a low sample size of plate appearances.

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yearteam nameleaguecategoryagegabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1941New York YankeesWorld SeriesPlayoffs2351802000010310000022102.111.238.111.349.222.000.11814.294.760.330.00
1942New York YankeesWorld SeriesPlayoffs24521280011202100000112317.381.435.524.959.333.143.3688.704.350.504.35
1947New York YankeesWorld SeriesPlayoffs2972638100220400000093017.308.400.346.746.269.038.30813.330.000.000.00
1949New York YankeesWorld SeriesPlayoffs3151823000110310000032103.167.286.167.453.222.000.17614.294.760.330.00
1950American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar32160200000001000002602.333.333.333.666.000.000.4000.0016.670.000.00
1950New York YankeesWorld SeriesPlayoffs3241412000010300000021702.143.294.143.437.286.000.14317.650.000.000.00
1951American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar33110000000000000000100.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
1951New York YankeesWorld SeriesPlayoffs33625580013002300000112717.320.370.440.810.200.120.3337.4111.111.503.70
1952American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar34120000000000000010200.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
1952New York YankeesWorld SeriesPlayoffs3472724100000520000053213.148.281.185.466.222.037.16015.636.250.400.00
1953American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar35100000000000000000000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
1953New York YankeesWorld SeriesPlayoffs3561946100010320000072215.316.409.368.777.263.052.35313.649.090.670.00
1955New York YankeesWorld SeriesPlayoffs3771524000120510000042004.267.450.267.717.467.000.28625.005.000.200.00
Tot:AllStar (4 Yrs) AllStar 490200000001000012902.222.222.222.444.000.000.2500.0011.11
Tot:Playoffs (9 Yrs) Playoffs 521832145302810030110000054213540.246.352.295.647.268.049.25314.085.160.3791.50

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