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Philip Francis Rizzuto (September 25, 1917 – August 13, 2007), nicknamed "the Scooter", was an American Major League Baseball shortstop.He spent his entire 13-year baseball career with the New York Yankees (1941–1956), and was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994.
Phil Rizzuto, the former team shortstop from the early 50s, joined the broadcast team for the radio and television broadcasts taking over from Jim Woods in what would be the first of many seasons as a Yankees broadcaster.
As one of the most successful clubs in Major League Baseball, the New York Yankees are also one of its oldest teams. Part of that success derives to its radio and television broadcasts that have been running beginning in 1939 when the first radio transmissions were broadcast from the old stadium, and from 1947 when television broadcasts began.
Phil Rizzuto led off the Yankees fourth with a double and Johnny Mize singled him home for a 1–0 lead. In the Dodgers fourth, a single by Duke Snider followed by two consecutive sacrifice attempts by Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella, intended to move runners over, loaded the bases instead.
The Yankees won their fifth consecutive pennant, and in the 1953 World Series, Martin dominated, collecting 12 hits ... Martin (left) with Phil Rizzuto in the 1950s.
Yankees: Casey Stengel, Yogi Berra, Joe DiMaggio, Johnny Mize, Phil Rizzuto Dodgers: Roy Campanella, Gil Hodges, Duke Snider, Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson New York and Brooklyn traded 1-0 wins ...
He crossed paths with or befriended such familiar baseball people as Phil Rizzuto, Casey Stengel, Ralph Kiner, Joe McCarthy, Branch Rickey, Honus Wagner, and Hank Greenberg, among many others ...
The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared in at least one game for the New York Yankees franchise, including the 1901–02 Baltimore Orioles, and the 1903–12 New York Highlanders. Players in bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Players in italics have had their numbers retired by the team.
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