| Frankie Crosetti | ||
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| Shortstop | ||
| Born: October 4, 1910 San Francisco, California | ||
| Died: February 11, 2002 (aged 91) Stockton, California | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| April 12, 1932 for the New York Yankees | ||
| Final game | ||
| October 3, 1948 for the New York Yankees | ||
| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | . Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Stockton is a City in California and the seat of San Joaquin County (the fifth largest agricultural county in the United States California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 245 | |
| Hits | 1541 | |
| Runs batted in | 649 | |
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Frank Peter Joseph Crosetti (October 4, 1910 - February 11, 2002), nicknamed "The Crow," was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees from 1932-1948. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1932 World Series was played between the New York Yankees ( American League) and the Chicago Cubs ( National League) with the Yankees The 1936 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the New York Giants, with the Yankees winning in six games to earn their fifth championship The 1937 World Series featured the defending champion New York Yankees and the New York Giants in a rematch of the 1936 Series. The 1938 World Series matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Chicago Cubs, with the Yankees sweeping the Series in four games for The 1939 World Series featured the three-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Cincinnati Reds, who were making their first Series appearance since The 1943 World Series matched the defending champion St Louis Cardinals against the New York Yankees, in a rematch of the 1942 Series. The 1942 World Series featured the defending champion New York Yankees against the St See also List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases Major League Baseball recognizes Stolen base champions in the American League In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. He batted and threw right-handed. He helped the Yankees to win the World Series in 1932, 1936-39, 1941, 1943 and 1947 and the American League Pennant in 1942.
Crosetti was born in San Francisco, California. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city In his career he played in 1,683 Games, had 1,006 Runs, 1,541 Hits, 792 Walks, a . 245 batting average, 98 home runs, 649 RBIs, 113 stolen bases, . Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate 341 On-base percentage, . 354 Slugging Percentage, 2225 total bases, 260 doubles, and 65 triples in 6277 at bats and 90 Sacrifice Hits. In Baseball statistics, total bases refers to the number of bases a player has gained with hits, i In Baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching Second base without being called out by the Umpire In Baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching Third base after hitting the ball with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see In Baseball, an at bat ( AB) or time at bat is used to calculate certain statistics, including Batting average, On base He led the American League in Strikeouts (105) in 1937. He led the American League in Games (157), Strikeouts (97) and Stolen Bases in (27) in 1938, and led the league in hit by pitches 8 times in his career. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in He also led the American League in At Bats (656) in 1939. He ended his career with an amazing total of 114 hit by pitches (tied for 39th all-time, with Bill Freehan). William Ashley Freehan (born November 29 1941 in Detroit Michigan) is a former Catcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire It still stands as the New York Yankees career record. He was also a two-time All-Star (1936, 1939). The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over New York Giants (4-2 All-Star Game Headline Event of the Year On May 17, 1939, Princeton University and Columbia University played the first televised baseball He later became a coach with the Yankees (1947-68), Seattle Pilots (1969) and Minnesota Twins (1970-72). The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He died at age 91 in Stockton, California. Stockton is a City in California and the seat of San Joaquin County (the fifth largest agricultural county in the United States
Crosetti is the answer to a popular baseball trivia question: "Who has collected the most World Series checks in the history of baseball?" As a player and third base coach for the Yankees, Crosetti was part of 17 World Championship teams.
Several unflattering anecdotes about Crosetti appear in Jim Bouton's iconoclastic baseball book about his year with the erstwhile Seattle Pilots, "Ball Four". James Alan Bouton (born March 8, 1939 in Newark, New Jersey, United States) is a former Major League Baseball player and The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League Ball Four is a book written by former Major League Baseball pitcher Jim Bouton in.
Crosetti was renown for his ability to pull off the hidden ball trick. In the game of Baseball, the hidden ball trick is a play in which the runner is deceived about the location of the ball in an effort to have him tagged out.
See also
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
- List of Major League Baseball stolen base champions
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Baseball Almanac
- Baseball Library
- Historic Baseball
- Frank Crosetti memorial page
- Obituary
| Preceded by Ben Chapman & Billy Werber | American League Stolen Base Champion 1938 | Succeeded by George Case |
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