Phil Rizzuto
Philip Francis " Phil" Rizzuto ( born September 25, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York; † August 14, 2007 in West Orange, New Jersey ) was a former American professional baseball player in the Major League Baseball. His nickname was Scooter.
Biography
Phil Rizzuto spent his entire career in his hometown at the New York Yankees, and the almost exclusively on the position of shortstop. His first game in the major leagues, he played on 13 April 1941. During the years from 1943 to 1945, he served as many of his professional colleagues in the American armed forces. Rizzuto spent this time in the U.S. Navy and played in the U.S. Navy baseball team. His career began in the years 1949 and 1950 a turn. Was he up to 1949, the number seven or eight in shock cycle of the Yankees, he was able to conquer this season by his good performances the position of the leadoff batters. This season, he finished in the election for MVP second behind Ted Williams, 1950, he then could this title race to decide for themselves. Not least because of his outstanding defensive performance, the Yankees were able to win with him seven World Series titles.
After his playing career, which ended on August 25, 1956, Rizzuto joined the commentators team the Yankees and spent the next 40 years. Legendary it was his use of the phrase Holy Cow.
Since 1985, his shirt number 10 is not assigned when the Yankees; In 1994 he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, a decision had been waiting a long time on the Yankees fans.
He was also known for his work on the song Paradise by the Dashboard Light by Meat Loaf on which he can be heard as the play-by -play announcer.
Phil Rizzuto died August 14, 2007 a few weeks before his 90th birthday.