Phil Rizzuto New York Yankees Memorabilia and Apparel

Phil Rizzuto Majestic Cooperstown Throwback New York Yankees Jersey - XX-Large

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Phil Rizzuto, nicknamed "The Scooter", was a shortstop who spent his entire career from 1941 to 1956 with the New York Yankees. He was named the American League's Most Valuable Player in 1950 after leading the team to its second consecutive pennant with a .324 batting average; he had been MVP runnerup the previous year. Rizzuto led the AL in double plays three times and in putouts and fielding percentage twice each. His 1,217 career double plays ranked second in major league history when he retired, trailing only Luke Appling's total of 1,424, and his .968 career fielding average trailed only Lou Boudreau's mark of .973 among AL shortstops. He also ranked fifth in AL history in games at shortstop (1,647), eighth in putouts (3,219) and total chances (8,148), and ninth in assists (4,666). A popular figure on a team dynasty which captured 10 AL titles in his 13 seasons, Rizzuto played in nine World Series, winning seven. Rizzuto still holds numerous World Series records for shortstops, including the most career games played, singles, walks, times on base, stolen bases, at-bats, putouts, assists and double plays. He was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994.