Born August 10, 1933
New York, NY, USA
Rocky Colavito's 374 home runs are the 81st most in the game's history.
He played for six clubs across 14 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1955 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1968.
He collected 1,730 hits over 1,841 games, batting .266 with 1,159 runs batted in. He finished with 374 home runs, 283 doubles, 951 walks and 19 stolen bases. He went 1 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 5 innings in 2 games. He struck out 2.
He led the league in home runs once, in 1959, with 42. He led the league in runs batted in once, in 1965, with 108. He also led it in walks. He played 1,774 games in the outfield, with 3,323 putouts and 70 errors.
He was selected to six All-Star teams between 1959 and 1966. He hit three home runs in a game three times — 1959, 1961 and 1962.
He was born in New York, NY, USA on August 10, 1933, and died on December 10, 2024. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 6 | 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 1961 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | CLE | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .444 |
| 1956 | CLE | 101 | 322 | 55 | 89 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 65 | 49 | 46 | 0 | .276 |
| 1957 | CLE | 134 | 461 | 66 | 116 | 26 | 0 | 25 | 84 | 71 | 80 | 1 | .252 |
| 1958 | CLE | 143 | 489 | 80 | 148 | 26 | 3 | 41 | 113 | 84 | 89 | 0 | .303 |
| 1959 | CLE | 154 | 588 | 90 | 151 | 24 | 0 | 42 | 111 | 71 | 86 | 3 | .257 |
| 1960 | DET | 145 | 555 | 67 | 138 | 18 | 1 | 35 | 87 | 53 | 80 | 3 | .249 |
| 1961 | DET | 163 | 583 | 129 | 169 | 30 | 2 | 45 | 140 | 113 | 75 | 1 | .290 |
| 1962 | DET | 161 | 601 | 90 | 164 | 30 | 2 | 37 | 112 | 96 | 68 | 2 | .273 |
| 1963 | DET | 160 | 597 | 91 | 162 | 29 | 2 | 22 | 91 | 84 | 78 | 0 | .271 |
| 1964 | KCA | 160 | 588 | 89 | 161 | 31 | 2 | 34 | 102 | 83 | 56 | 3 | .274 |
| 1965 | CLE | 162 | 592 | 92 | 170 | 25 | 2 | 26 | 108 | 93 | 63 | 1 | .287 |
| 1966 | CLE | 151 | 533 | 68 | 127 | 13 | 0 | 30 | 72 | 76 | 81 | 2 | .238 |
| 1967 | CHW/CLE | 123 | 381 | 30 | 88 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 50 | 49 | 41 | 3 | .231 |
| 1968 | LAD/NYY | 79 | 204 | 21 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 35 | 0 | .211 |
| Career | — | 1841 | 6503 | 971 | 1730 | 283 | 21 | 374 | 1159 | 951 | 880 | 19 | .266 |
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 1968 | NYY | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.00 |
New York, NY, USA
Rocky Colavito made a major-league debut on September 10, 1955.
Rocky Colavito hit four home runs for the Cleveland Indians against the Baltimore Orioles on June 10, 1959.
Rocky Colavito hit three home runs for the Detroit Tigers against the Washington Senators on August 27, 1961.
Rocky Colavito hit three home runs for the Detroit Tigers against the Cleveland Indians on July 5, 1962.
Rocky Colavito played a final major-league game on September 28, 1968.
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