Frankie Crosetti

Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman Bats: Right • Throws: Right 5-10, 165lb (178cm, 74kg) Born: October 4, 1910 in San Francisco, CA us Died: February 11, 2002 in Stockton, CA Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, CA High School: Prep HS (Santa Clara, CA) Debut: April 12, 1932 (7,441st in major league history) vs. PHA 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Last Game: October 3, 1948 vs. BOS 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Full Name: Frank Peter Joseph Crosetti Nicknames: Crow View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Nine Other Players Who Debuted in 1932

Joe Medwick
Stan Hack
Arky Vaughan
Frankie Crosetti
Rip Sewell
Johnny Murphy
Johnny Allen
Monte Pearson
Debs Garms

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Notable Events and Chronology

September 23, 1933

The Yankees make seven errors, three by Frank Crosetti, but have enough firepower to outslug the Red Sox, 16 – 12. Including in New York’s 23 hits are homers by Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, number 31 for each; Lou adds two doubles and a single. Sammy Byrd, Ben Chapman and Crosetti have three hits apiece, and reliever Wilcy Moore drives in the last run with his first hit of the year. The Red Sox chase winning pitcher Herb Pennock in the 6th and make the score 13 – 9, but fall short at the end.

May 23, 1936

Tony Lazzeri hits 3 home runs in twin bill as the crowd pelts the field with cushions‚ bottles and other articles‚ making play difficult

October 3, 1936

Yankees Slide by Giants in Game 3 of World Series – Full Radio Broadcast

October 9, 1938

New York Yankees become the first team in major league history to win three consecutive World Championships

October 10, 1938

A classic shot ... Lou Gehrig at Fenway Park

Yankees sweep Cubs 1938 World Series – Full Radio Broadcast

December 3, 1962

Former players Frank Crosetti and Johnny Schulte file a suit to halt any increased Major League Baseball pension benefits that fail to include old-time players.

Biography

anchoring the Yankee infield for most of his 17 seasons, Crosetti was always among the fielding leaders. In 1938 and 1939 he led AL shortstops in putouts and double plays. He topped the league with 27 stolen bases in 1938, and his 757 plate appearances that year set a ML record for a 154-game season. He led the AL in HBP eight times.

One of the game’s great sign-stealers, he was also a master of the hidden ball trick. In his 17 playing years, Crosetti was a member of nine AL Champion teams and eight World Champions. After retiring in 1948, he was the Yankee third-base coach for 20 years, and participated in 15 more World Series. His continuous Yankee service was the longest in the team’s history.

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