Phil Rizzuto

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.

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Filmography

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Acting Credits

2004

ESPN 25: Who's #1? (TV Show)

Himself

1999

Summer of Sam

Yankee Broadcaster

1999

ESPN SportsCentury (TV Show)

Himself

1994

1994 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Honorary Captain

1987

New York Yankees (The Movie)

Himself

1976

1976 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - Color Commentator

1964

1964 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer

1955

1955 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop

1952

1952 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Shortstop

1951

Down You Go (TV Show)

Himself

1951

1951 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Shortstop

1951

1951 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop

1950

What's My Line? (TV Show)

Himself - Guest Panelist

1950

1950 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop

1950

1950 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Shortstop

1949

1949 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop

1948

The Buick-Berle Show (TV Show)

Himself - Baseball Player

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Show)

Himself

1947

1947 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop

Thanks Credits

2009

The Messenger

Dating History

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List of Phil Rizzuto relationships, in date order.

Batting Stats

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Major League batting statistics for Phil Rizzuto.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1941	NYY	133	515	65	158	20	9	3	46	14	27	36	0.307	0.343	0.398
1942	NYY	144	553	79	157	24	7	4	68	22	44	40	0.284	0.343	0.374
1946	NYY	126	471	53	121	17	1	2	38	14	34	39	0.257	0.315	0.310
1947	NYY	153	549	78	150	26	9	2	60	11	57	31	0.273	0.350	0.364
1948	NYY	128	464	65	117	13	2	6	50	6	60	24	0.252	0.340	0.328
1949	NYY	153	614	110	169	22	7	5	65	18	72	34	0.275	0.352	0.358
1950	NYY	155	617	125	200	36	7	7	66	12	92	39	0.324	0.418	0.439
1951	NYY	144	540	87	148	21	6	2	43	18	58	27	0.274	0.350	0.346
1952	NYY	152	578	89	147	24	10	2	43	17	67	42	0.254	0.337	0.341
1953	NYY	134	413	54	112	21	3	2	54	4	71	39	0.271	0.383	0.351
1954	NYY	127	307	47	60	11	0	2	15	3	41	23	0.195	0.291	0.251
1955	NYY	81	143	19	37	4	1	1	9	7	22	18	0.259	0.369	0.322
1956	NYY	31	52	6	12	0	0	0	6	3	6	6	0.231	0.310	0.231
Career		1661	5816	877	1588	239	62	38	563	149	651	398	-	-	-

Fielding Stats

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Major League fielding statistics for Phil Rizzuto.

Year	Team	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1941	NYY	133		-	252	399	29	109	0.957
1942	NYY	144		-	324	445	30	114	0.962
1946	NYY	126		-	267	378	26	97	0.961
1947	NYY	153		-	340	450	25	111	0.969
1948	NYY	128		-	259	348	17	85	0.973
1949	NYY	153		-	329	440	23	118	0.971
1950	NYY	155		-	301	452	14	123	0.982
1951	NYY	144		-	317	407	24	113	0.968
1952	NYY	152		-	308	458	19	116	0.976
1953	NYY	134		-	214	409	24	100	0.963
1954	NYY	127	97	830	185	294	16	84	0.968
1955	NYY	81	43	453	93	132	10	30	0.957
1956	NYY	31	15	154	31	54	6	17	0.934
Career		1661	155	-	3220	4666	263	1217	-

First Name	Philip
Middle Name	Francis
Last Name	Rizzuto
Full Name at Birth	Philip Francis Rizzuto
Other Names	Scooter
Age	89 (age at death)
Date of Birth	September 25, 1917
Birthplace	Brooklyn, NY
Date of Death	August 13, 2007
Location of Death	West Orange, NJ
Height	5' 6" (168 cm)
Weight	150 lbs (68.0 kg)
Star Sign	Libra
Nationality	American
High School	Richmond Hill (Queens, NY)
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Shortstop
Bats	Right
Throws	Right
MLB Debut	14 April 1941
Last MLB Game	16 August 1956
Hall of Fame	Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1994.