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Rocky Colavito

Rocky Colavito Notable

b. August 10, 1933 · Cleveland Indians 1955–1959, 1965–1967, Detroit Tigers 1960–1963, Kansas City Athletics 1964, Chicago White Sox 1967, Los Angeles Dodgers 1968, New York Yankees 1968

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.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
All-Star selection 6 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966
The Sporting News All-Star 1 1961

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1955 CLE 5934 200 0020 .444
1956 CLE 1013225589 11421 6549460 .276
1957 CLE 13446166116 26025 8471801 .252
1958 CLE 14348980148 26341 11384890 .303
1959 CLE 15458890151 24042 11171863 .257
1960 DET 14555567138 18135 8753803 .249
1961 DET 163583129169 30245 140113751 .290
1962 DET 16160190164 30237 11296682 .273
1963 DET 16059791162 29222 9184780 .271
1964 KCA 16058889161 31234 10283563 .274
1965 CLE 16259292170 25226 10893631 .287
1966 CLE 15153368127 13030 7276812 .238
1967 CHW/CLE 1233813088 1318 5049413 .231
1968 LAD/NYY 792042143 528 2429350 .211
Career 184165039711730 28321374 115995188019 .266

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1958 CLE 0010 03.00 0310.00
1968 NYY 1010 02.21 0210.00
Career 1020 05.21 052 0.00

On this day & linked events

1933

Born August 10, 1933

New York, NY, USA

2024

Died December 10, 2024

1955

Major-league debut: Rocky Colavito

Rocky Colavito made a major-league debut on September 10, 1955.

1959

Rocky Colavito's Four-Home-Run Game, 1959

Rocky Colavito hit four home runs for the Cleveland Indians against the Baltimore Orioles on June 10, 1959.

1961

Rocky Colavito's Three-Home-Run Game, 1961

Rocky Colavito hit three home runs for the Detroit Tigers against the Washington Senators on August 27, 1961.

1962

Rocky Colavito's Three-Home-Run Game, 1962

Rocky Colavito hit three home runs for the Detroit Tigers against the Cleveland Indians on July 5, 1962.

1968

Final major-league game: Rocky Colavito

Rocky Colavito played a final major-league game on September 28, 1968.

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