On July 31, 1994 — Steve Carlton, Leo Durocher and Phil Rizzuto are inducted into baseball’s Hall of Fame.
Steve Carlton was an extremely focused competitor with complete dedication to excellence. He thrived on the mound by physically and mentally challenging himself off the field. His out-pitch, a hard, biting slider, complemented a great fastball. He won 329 games — second only to Warren Spahn among lefties — and his 4,136 strikeouts were exceeded only by Nolan Ryan at the time of his retirement. Lefty once notched 19 strikeouts in a game, compiled six 20-win seasons and was the first pitcher to win four Cy Young Awards.
Phil Rizzuto overcame his diminutive size to anchor a Yankees dynasty, helping New York win seven of nine World Series during his 13 seasons, not counting three years lost to World War II. The Scooter was a durable and deft shortstop, skilled bunter and enthusiastic baserunner who compiled a .273 lifetime batting average. A five-time All-Star, Rizzuto was named the American League’s MVP in 1950 when he excelled with a .324 average, 200 hits and .439 slugging percentage. Upon retirement, he spent 40 years as a popular Yankees broadcaster.
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