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A nine-time All-Star player, Colavito averaged 33 home runs per year for his first 11 seasons, exceeding 40 home runs three times and 100 runs batted in six times. [2] He is the fifth player in the history of the American League (AL) to have eleven consecutive 20 home run seasons (1956–1966).
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Jun 27, 2017 · Former Indians great Rocky Colavito, one of the top sluggers of the 1950s and '60s, might rank among the most popular aging Hall of Fame candidates online.
Apr 13, 2007 · Rocco Domenico Colavito was a Major League Baseball player with the Cleveland Indians ( 1955 - 1959 ), Detroit Tigers ( 1960 - 1963 ), Kansas City Athletics ( 1964 ), Cleveland Indians ( 1965 - 1967 ), Chicago White Sox ( 1967 ), Los Angeles Dodgers ( 1968 ), and New York Yankees ( 1968 ).
Rocky Colavito Bio. Fullname: Rocco Domenico Colavito; Born: 8/10/1933 in New York, NY; High School: Teddy Roosevelt, New York, NY; Debut: 9/10/1955
Apr 15, 2020 · Right before the 1960 season, Cleveland Indians General Manager Frank Lane traded Rocky Colavito to Detroit. Sixty years later, the trade still angers Colavito and his fans.
Jan 4, 2012 · Rocky Colavito. On May 12, 1961, the Detroit Tigers were visiting New York to start a four-game series at Yankee Stadium. Although the season was only a month old, the Tigers held a two-and-a-half-game lead over the Yankees and were eager to send a message to the defending American League champions.
Aug 10, 2021 · Hundreds turned out to celebrate former Indians slugger Rocky Colavito, who returned to Cleveland for his statue unveiling in Little Italy on Tuesday.
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Rocky grew up in The Bronx as a devoted fan of the New York Yankees, particularly Joe DiMaggio. By age nine he was playing semipro baseball, and he dropped out of school at age 16 to pursue a baseball career.