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Phil Rizzuto
Philip Francis Rizzuto
(Scooter)
Position: Shortstop
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Born: September 25, 1917 in Brooklyn, NY
High School: Richmond Hill HS (Queens, NY)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1937.
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Debut: April 14, 1941 (Age 23)
Team: Yankees 1941-1956
Final Game: August 16, 1956 (Age 38)
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1994.
View Phil Rizzuto Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Died: August 13, 2007 in West Orange, NJ
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| All-Time Rank (among batters): #188. Jack Glasscock… #189. Stan Hack… #190. Magglio Ordonez… #191. PHIL RIZZUTO… #192. Robinson Cano… #193. Julio Franco… #194. Joe Gordon… |
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 23 | NYY | AL | 133 | 547 | 515 | 65 | 158 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 27 | 36 | .307 | .343 | .398 | .741 | 96 | 205 | 13 | 1 | 5 | *6 | MVP-20 | ||
| 1942 | 24 | NYY | AL | 144 | 613 | 553 | 79 | 157 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 68 | 22 | 6 | 44 | 40 | .284 | .343 | .374 | .718 | 103 | 207 | 13 | 6 | 10 | *6 | AS,MVP-19 | ||
| 1946 | 28 | NYY | AL | 126 | 520 | 471 | 53 | 121 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 34 | 39 | .257 | .315 | .310 | .625 | 74 | 146 | 10 | 6 | 7 | *6 | |||
| 1947 | 29 | NYY | AL | 153 | 623 | 549 | 78 | 150 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 60 | 11 | 6 | 57 | 31 | .273 | .350 | .364 | .714 | 99 | 200 | 6 | 8 | 9 | *6 | |||
| 1948 | 30 | NYY | AL | 128 | 539 | 464 | 65 | 117 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 50 | 6 | 5 | 60 | 24 | .252 | .340 | .328 | .668 | 79 | 152 | 6 | 2 | 13 | *6 | MVP-33 | ||
| 1949 | 31 | NYY | AL | 153 | 712 | 614 | 110 | 169 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 65 | 18 | 6 | 72 | 34 | .275 | .352 | .358 | .711 | 88 | 220 | 18 | 1 | 25 | *6 | MVP-2 | ||
| 1950 | 32 | NYY | AL | 155 | 735 | 617 | 125 | 200 | 36 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 12 | 8 | 92 | 39 | .324 | .418 | .439 | .857 | 122 | 271 | 6 | 7 | 19 | *6 | AS,MVP-1 | ||
| 1951 | 33 | NYY | AL | 144 | 630 | 540 | 87 | 148 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 18 | 3 | 58 | 27 | .274 | .350 | .346 | .696 | 92 | 187 | 10 | 5 | 26 | *6 | AS,MVP-11 | ||
| 1952 | 34 | NYY | AL | 152 | 673 | 578 | 89 | 147 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 67 | 42 | .254 | .337 | .341 | .678 | 94 | 197 | 9 | 5 | 23 | *6 | AS,MVP-14 | ||
| 1953 | 35 | NYY | AL | 134 | 506 | 413 | 54 | 112 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 4 | 3 | 71 | 39 | .271 | .383 | .351 | .734 | 103 | 145 | 6 | 4 | 18 | *6 | AS,MVP-6 | ||
| 1954 | 36 | NYY | AL | 127 | 373 | 307 | 47 | 60 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 23 | .195 | .291 | .251 | .541 | 52 | 77 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 2 | *6/4 | ||
| 1955 | 37 | NYY | AL | 81 | 181 | 143 | 19 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 18 | .259 | .369 | .322 | .691 | 88 | 46 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6/4 | |
| 1956 | 38 | NYY | AL | 31 | 66 | 52 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | .231 | .310 | .231 | .541 | 47 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 13 Yrs | 1661 | 6718 | 5816 | 877 | 1588 | 239 | 62 | 38 | 563 | 149 | 58 | 651 | 398 | .273 | .351 | .355 | .706 | 93 | 2065 | 107 | 49 | 193 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 655 | 567 | 86 | 155 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 55 | 15 | 6 | 63 | 39 | .273 | .351 | .355 | .706 | 93 | 201 | 10 | 5 | 19 | |||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | RAA | WAA | Rrep | RAR | WAR | waaWL% | 162WL% | oWAR | dWAR | oRAR | Pos | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 23 | NYY | AL | 133 | 547 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 27 | 2.7 | 19 | 46 | 4.5 | .520 | .517 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 26 | $5,000 | *6 | MVP-20 |
| 1942 | 24 | NYY | AL | 144 | 613 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 36 | 4.0 | 18 | 54 | 5.7 | .527 | .524 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 33 | $7,500 | *6 | AS,MVP-19 |
| 1946 | 28 | NYY | AL | 126 | 520 | -15 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0.3 | 16 | 18 | 1.8 | .502 | .502 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 10 | *6 | ||
| 1947 | 29 | NYY | AL | 153 | 623 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 2.2 | 18 | 39 | 4.1 | .515 | .514 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 30 | *6 | ||
| 1948 | 30 | NYY | AL | 128 | 539 | -12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | -0 | -0.0 | 16 | 16 | 1.5 | .500 | .500 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 14 | *6 | MVP-33 | |
| 1949 | 31 | NYY | AL | 153 | 712 | -9 | 1 | -1 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1.0 | 19 | 29 | 2.9 | .507 | .506 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 20 | *6 | MVP-2 | |
| 1950 | 32 | NYY | AL | 155 | 735 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 50 | 4.7 | 21 | 70 | 6.7 | .530 | .529 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 59 | $32,000 | *6 | AS,MVP-1 |
| 1951 | 33 | NYY | AL | 144 | 630 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 1.7 | 19 | 36 | 3.5 | .512 | .510 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 26 | $65,000 | *6 | AS,MVP-11 |
| 1952 | 34 | NYY | AL | 152 | 673 | -3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 30 | 3.2 | 20 | 50 | 5.3 | .521 | .520 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 31 | *6 | AS,MVP-14 | |
| 1953 | 35 | NYY | AL | 134 | 506 | 7 | -2 | -0 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 2.3 | 16 | 37 | 3.9 | .517 | .514 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 28 | *6 | AS,MVP-6 | |
| 1954 | 36 | NYY | AL | 127 | 373 | -19 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 6 | -10 | -1.2 | 11 | 1 | 0.0 | .491 | .493 | -0.3 | 0.9 | -1 | $40,000 | *6/4 | |
| 1955 | 37 | NYY | AL | 81 | 181 | -1 | 3 | -0 | -3 | 3 | 1 | 0.2 | 6 | 7 | 0.7 | .502 | .501 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 10 | $38,000 | 6/4 | |
| 1956 | 38 | NYY | AL | 31 | 66 | -3 | 0 | -0 | -1 | 1 | -3 | -0.3 | 2 | -1 | -0.1 | .491 | .498 | -0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | $30,000 | 6 | |
| 13 Seasons | 1661 | 6718 | -32 | 14 | 1 | 115 | 103 | 201 | 20.7 | 200 | 401 | 40.6 | .512 | .510 | 28.0 | 22.9 | 286 | $217,500 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
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| 1941 | 23 | NYY | AL | WS | BRO | W | 5 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .111 | .238 | .111 | .349 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1942 | 24 | NYY | AL | WS | STL | L | 5 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .381 | .435 | .524 | .959 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | 29 | NYY | AL | WS | BRO | W | 7 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .308 | .400 | .346 | .746 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | 31 | NYY | AL | WS | BRO | W | 5 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | 32 | NYY | AL | WS | PHI | W | 4 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .143 | .294 | .143 | .437 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | 33 | NYY | AL | WS | NYG | W | 6 | 28 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .320 | .393 | .440 | .833 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | 34 | NYY | AL | WS | BRO | W | 7 | 33 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .148 | .281 | .185 | .466 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | 35 | NYY | AL | WS | BRO | W | 6 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .316 | .409 | .368 | .778 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | 37 | NYY | AL | WS | BRO | L | 7 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .267 | .450 | .267 | .717 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 Yrs (9 Series) | 52 | 219 | 183 | 21 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 11 | .246 | .355 | .295 | .650 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 9 WS | 52 | 219 | 183 | 21 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 11 | .246 | .355 | .295 | .650 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards |
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| 1941 | NYY | AL | 23 | SS | 128 | 124 | 124 | 680 | 252 | 399 | 29 | 109 | .957 | 5.09 | .948 | 4.96 | MVP-20 | |||||
| 1942 | NYY | AL | 24 | SS | 144 | 144 | 143 | 799 | 324 | 445 | 30 | 114 | .962 | 5.34 | .949 | 5.01 | AS,MVP-19 | |||||
| 1946 | NYY | AL | 28 | SS | 125 | 124 | 112 | 671 | 267 | 378 | 26 | 97 | .961 | 5.16 | .954 | 4.97 | ||||||
| 1947 | NYY | AL | 29 | SS | 151 | 151 | 143 | 815 | 340 | 450 | 25 | 111 | .969 | 5.23 | .964 | 5.13 | ||||||
| 1948 | NYY | AL | 30 | SS | 128 | 128 | 123 | 624 | 259 | 348 | 17 | 85 | .973 | 4.74 | .964 | 5.17 | MVP-33 | |||||
| 1949 | NYY | AL | 31 | SS | 152 | 151 | 151 | 792 | 329 | 440 | 23 | 118 | .971 | 5.06 | .963 | 5.17 | MVP-2 | |||||
| 1950 | NYY | AL | 32 | SS | 155 | 155 | 149 | 1351.2 | 767 | 301 | 452 | 14 | 123 | .982 | 5.01 | 4.86 | .961 | 5.05 | 4.96 | AS,MVP-1 | ||
| 1951 | NYY | AL | 33 | SS | 144 | 144 | 130 | 1236.1 | 748 | 317 | 407 | 24 | 113 | .968 | 5.27 | 5.03 | .961 | 5.20 | 5.17 | AS,MVP-11 | ||
| 1952 | NYY | AL | 34 | SS | 152 | 152 | 132 | 1312.1 | 785 | 308 | 458 | 19 | 116 | .976 | 5.25 | 5.04 | .962 | 4.94 | 4.94 | AS,MVP-14 | ||
| 1953 | NYY | AL | 35 | SS | 133 | 132 | 91 | 1074.2 | 647 | 214 | 409 | 24 | 100 | .963 | 9 | 10 | 5.22 | 4.68 | .966 | 5.11 | 5.08 | AS,MVP-6 |
| 1954 | NYY | AL | 36 | SS | 126 | 98 | 51 | 828.0 | 494 | 184 | 294 | 16 | 84 | .968 | 3 | 4 | 5.20 | 3.79 | .960 | 5.00 | 4.97 | |
| 1954 | NYY | AL | 36 | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.00 | .980 | 5.40 | 5.30 | |
| 1955 | NYY | AL | 37 | SS | 79 | 43 | 26 | 451.1 | 235 | 93 | 132 | 10 | 30 | .957 | -3 | -9 | 4.49 | 2.85 | .959 | 4.93 | 4.89 | |
| 1955 | NYY | AL | 37 | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.40 | 5.30 | |||
| 1956 | NYY | AL | 38 | SS | 30 | 15 | 9 | 154.1 | 91 | 31 | 54 | 6 | 17 | .934 | -1 | -7 | 4.96 | 2.83 | .960 | 4.98 | 4.94 | |
| 13 Seasons | SS | 1647 | 1561 | 1384 | 6408.2 | 8148 | 3219 | 4666 | 263 | 1217 | .968 | 7 | 1 | 5.13 | 4.79 | .959 | 5.05 | 5.04 | ||||
| 2 Seasons | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 0.50 | .980 | 5.40 | 5.30 | ||||
| 13 Seasons | TOT | 1649 | 1561 | 1384 | 6412.2 | 8149 | 3220 | 4666 | 263 | 1217 | .968 | 7 | 1 | 5.13 | 4.78 | .959 | 5.05 | 5.04 | ||||
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| Gray Ink | Batting - 46 (548), Average HOFer ≈ 144 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Batting - 87 (205), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 23 (586), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
| JAWS | Shortstop (33rd), 40.6 career WAR/33.7 7yr-peak WAR/37.1 JAWS Average HOF SS (out of 21) = 66.6 career WAR/42.7 7yr-peak WAR/54.7 JAWS |
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| Year | Age | Team | Salary | Sources | Notes/Other Sources |
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| 1941 | 23 | New York Yankees | $5,000 | Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts | |
| 1942 | 24 | New York Yankees | $7,500 | Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts | |
| 1950 | 32 | New York Yankees | $32,000 | 2/8/50 NYT | |
| 1951 | 33 | New York Yankees | $65,000 | P. Gregory, The Baseball Player...(1956) | P. Golenbock, Dynasty 274: $50,000 |
| 1954 | 36 | New York Yankees | $40,000 | 2/9/55 TSN | |
| 1955 | 37 | New York Yankees | $38,000 | 2/9/55 TSN | |
| 1956 | 38 | New York Yankees | $30,000 | 1/18/56 TSN | |
| Career to date (may be incomplete) | $217,500 | ||||
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