Frankie Crosetti

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Frank Peter Joseph Crosetti (Crow)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 165 lb.

Debut April 12, 1932
Final Game October 3, 1948
Born October 4, 1910 in San Francisco, CA USA
Died February 11, 2002 in Stockton, CA USA

[edit] Biographical Information

Frankie Crosetti holds several longevity-related records. He holds the New York Yankees club record for service to the club. He was a player from 1932 to 1948 and their third base coach from 1949 to 1968. "Crow" also coached the Seattle Pilots and Minnesota Twins before retiring in 1971.

Crosetti won so many World Series rings, 7 as a player, and 10 as a coach, that the Yankees began giving him engraved shotguns instead of rings. In all, Crosetti was on the field in 23 World Series.

Crosetti was suspended for the first month of the 1943 season after an altercation with umpire Bill Summers in the 1942 World Series. In 1944 he didn't join the Yankees until July 5, due to his war job.

In 2004 he was elected to the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame. He played four seasons for the San Francisco Seals, hitting .320.

Crosetti, who had a long career mostly at shortstop, was not a strong hitter although he had some power and drew walks well. He also led the league many times in hit-by-pitch. In his best offensive season, with the 1936 Yankees, he hit .288 with 90 walks, 15 home runs and 18 stolen bases, scoring 137 runs. That year, in the 1936 World Series, he was the lead-off hitter for a line-up that usually had Red Rolfe batting second, Joe DiMaggio third, Lou Gehrig fourth, Bill Dickey fifth, and then George Selkirk, Jake Powell and Tony Lazzeri in various combinations in the sixth, seventh and eighth spots.

Crosetti also struck out a lot, leading the league twice in strikeouts.

[edit] Notable Achievements

2-time AL All-Star (1936 & 1939)
AL At Bats Leader (1939)
AL Stolen Bases Leader (1938)
100 Runs Scored Seasons: 4 (1936-1939)
Won seven World Series with the New York Yankees (1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1943 & 1947; he did not play in the 1947 World Series)