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Damn Yankees
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Phil Rizzuto spent thirteen years with the New York Yankees. “The heart of the team on defense is up the middle" - infielder Gil McDougald. He helped the Bronx Bombers win nine American League pennants and seven World Series; 1941, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952 and 1953. Joe DiMaggio - "The little guy in front of me, he made my job easy, I didn't have to pick up so many ground balls."
Bill James in The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract says; “Rizzuto deserved the American League Gold Glove in 1941,
1942, 1946, and 1950, and did deserve the MVP Award which he won in 1950, which he also should have won in 1949 when he came out