Frankie Crosetti Stats & Facts

    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…

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.

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.

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.

Yankees sweep Cubs 1938 World Series – Full Radio Broadcast
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Yankees sweep Cubs 1938 World Series – Full Radio Broadcast

test October 10, 1938 – Game 4 was a rematch of the Game 1 starters, Red Ruffing vs. Lee. Like the closely contested series opener, it stayed close until New York pulled away with four runs in the bottom of the eighth. In the bottom of the second, the Yankees struck for three runs. Myril…

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

test On October 9, 1938, the New York Yankees become the first team in major league history to win three consecutive World Championships. The Yankees sweep the Chicago Cubs, 8-3, behind the eight-hit pitching of Red Ruffing at Yankee Stadium. Game 4 recap – was a rematch of the Game 1 starters, Ruffing vs. Bill…

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

October 3, 1936 at Yankee Stadium game 3 of the World Series, Hard luck-loser Freddie Fitzsimmons allowed only two hits over seven innings, one of them a tremendous home run by Lou Gehrig in the second inning, but after the Giants tied the game in the fifth inning on Jimmy Ripple’s home run off Bump…

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

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

Tony Lazzeri hits 3 home runs‚ 2 in the nitecap‚ good for 4 RBI as the visiting Yankees pound the Athletics‚ 12 – 6 and 15 – 1. The crowd of 24‚240‚ one of the largest in several seasons‚ pelts the field with cushions‚ bottles and other articles‚ making play difficult. Bill Dickey‚ Ben Chapman‚ Red Rolfe‚ and Frank Crosetti also homer for New York.

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.

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.