On April 17, 1960, the Cleveland Indians trade American League home run king, Rocky Colavito, to the Detroit Tigers for the league’s defending batting champion, Harvey Kuenn. The trade is especially unpopular with Indians fans, who regard Colavito as one of their favorite players.
At Syracuse’s MacArthur Stadium, middleweight champion Carmen Basilio umpires an exhibition game between Mickey Mantle’s AL All-Stars and Willie Mays’ NL All-Star barnstorming squads. The contest, which costs only $2.50 to attend, features a home run hitting contest between Braves slugger Hank Aaron and Indians right fielder Rocky Colavito, who led the American League in home runs this season.
The Indians stretch their winning streak to eight games when Rocky Colavito snaps a 4 – 4 tie with an 8th-inning home run. Jim Perry, in relief of Gary Bell, picks up the win, 5 – 4, over New York.
On June 10, 1959, At Memorial Stadium Rocky Colavito of the Cleveland Indians homers in four consecutive at-bats against the Baltimore Orioles. Colavito becomes only the second player to hit home runs in four straight at-bats in one game. The Tribe defeats the Orioles, 11-8. The New York City native joins Lou Gehrig as the…
Outfielder Frank Robinson of the Cincinnati Redlegs is unanimously voted the National League Rookie of the Year. In the American League, Chicago White Sox shortstop Luis Aparicio is voted Rookie of the Year with 22 points, beating out Baltimore’s Tito Francona and Rocky Colavito of the Indians.
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