Phil Rizzuto
Philip Francis Rizzuto (Scooter)
born Fiero
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 6" , Weight: 160 lb.

Born: September 25, 1916 in Brooklyn, NY
High School: Richmond Hill (Queens, NY)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1937. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1941
Final Game: August 16, 1956
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1994.
Died: August 13, 2007
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1941 NYY AL 24 SS 128 680 252 399 29 109 .957 5.09 .947 4.59 MVP-20
1942 NYY AL 25 SS 144 799 324 445 30 114 .962 5.34 .948 4.78 AS,MVP-19
1946 NYY AL 29 SS 125 671 267 378 26 97 .961 5.16 .954 4.65
1947 NYY AL 30 SS 151 815 340 450 25 111 .969 5.23 .964 4.93
1948 NYY AL 31 SS 128 624 259 348 17 85 .973 4.74 .964 4.85 MVP-33
1949 NYY AL 32 SS 152 792 329 440 23 118 .971 5.06 .963 4.79 MVP-2
1950 NYY AL 33 SS 155 767 301 452 14 123 .982 4.86 .960 4.74 AS,MVP-1
1951 NYY AL 34 SS 144 748 317 407 24 113 .968 5.03 .961 4.72 AS,MVP-11
1952 NYY AL 35 SS 152 785 308 458 19 116 .976 5.04 .961 4.29 AS,MVP-14
1953 NYY AL 36 SS 133 647 214 409 24 100 .963 4.68 .966 4.52 AS,MVP-6
1954 NYY AL 37 SS 126 97 828.0 494 184 294 16 84 .968 2.6 3.8 -0.4 2.4 -2.9 3 5.20 3.79 .960 5.00 4.31
1954 NYY AL 37 2B 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 5.40 4.80
1955 NYY AL 38 SS 79 43 451.1 235 93 132 10 30 .957 -3.2 -8.5 -3.2 -1.6 -1.6 0 4.49 2.85 .959 4.93 4.04
1955 NYY AL 38 2B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.90
1956 NYY AL 39 SS 30 15 154.1 91 31 54 6 17 .934 -0.9 -7.0 -0.9 -1.1 0.3 0 4.96 2.83 .962 4.98 4.10
13 Seasons SS 1647 155 1433.2 8148 3219 4666 263 1217 .968 -1.5 -1.3 -4.5 -0.3 -4.2 3 49.50 4.79 .959 4.98 4.62
2 Seasons 2B 2 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.25 0.50 1.000 5.40 4.85
13 Seasons TOT 1649 155 1437.2 8149 3220 4666 263 1217 .968 -1.5 -1.3 -4.5 -0.3 -4.2 3 49.37 4.78 .927 4.98 4.62

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1941 NYY AL 24 133 133 133 0 0 0 0 0 128 0 0 0 0
1942 NYY AL 25 144 144 144 0 0 0 0 0 144 0 0 0 0
1946 NYY AL 29 126 126 126 0 0 0 0 0 125 0 0 0 0
1947 NYY AL 30 153 153 153 0 0 0 0 0 151 0 0 0 0
1948 NYY AL 31 128 128 128 0 0 0 0 0 128 0 0 0 0
1949 NYY AL 32 153 153 153 0 0 0 0 0 152 0 0 0 0
1950 NYY AL 33 155 155 155 0 0 0 0 0 155 0 0 0 0
1951 NYY AL 34 144 144 144 0 0 0 0 0 144 0 0 0 0
1952 NYY AL 35 152 152 152 0 0 0 0 0 152 0 0 0 0
1953 NYY AL 36 134 134 134 0 0 0 0 0 133 0 0 0 0
1954 NYY AL 37 127 97 127 127 0 0 0 1 0 126 0 0 0 0 1 7
1955 NYY AL 38 81 43 81 81 0 0 0 1 0 79 0 0 0 0 1 6
1956 NYY AL 39 31 15 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 2
13 Seasons 1661 155 1661 1661 0 0 0 2 0 1647 0 0 0 0 2 15
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- SS*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1954 NYY AL 37 3404 66% 79% 26% 352 91% 3 185 82 87 16 275 199 69 0 6 16 0 10 6 11 81 32 4 25 7 5 76 36 39 4 1 3
1955 NYY AL 38 1972 65% 75% 24% 182 89% 1 91 49 36 6 128 92 32 0 3 10 0 8 2 7 30 11 1 6 4 3 27 12 14 2 0 2
1956 NYY AL 39 645 63% 78% 27% 67 82% 1 32 12 20 0 54 40 11 0 2 6 0 5 1 5 16 5 0 3 5 2 15 5 10 1 0 1
3 Seasons 6021 66% 77% 25% 601 89% 5 308 143 143 22 457 331 112 0 11 32 0 23 9 23 127 48 5 34 16 10 118 53 63 7 1 6
MLB Averages 63% 79% 26% 90%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1954 NYY AL 37 6 67% 100% 67% 1 100% 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 NYY AL 38 6 83% 100% 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons 12 75% 100% 50% 1 100% 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 63% 79% 26% 93%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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