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Damn Yankees
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Phil Rizzuto – All Five Years
“My best pitch is anything the batter grounds, lines or pops in the direction of Rizzuto." - Vic Raschi.
Phil Rizzuto was born on Tuesday, September 25, 1917, in Brooklyn, New York. Rizzuto was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 14, 1941, with the New York Yankees.
Phil Rizzuto stood only 5 feet, 6 inches tall, and was listed at 150-160 pounds though in reality he probably never reached the lower number. But there was no better shortstop in his era. In fact some say that there was no better baseball player at any position in his era. Casey Stengel's “little fella" was the American League leader in double plays three times. Same goes for total chances.