Bob Johnson (infielder) - Wikipedia
WEBRobert Wallace Johnson (March 4, 1936 – November 12, 2019), nicknamed "Rocky", was an American professional baseball player. Largely a utility infielder and pinch hitter, Johnson appeared in 11 Major League Baseball seasons, from 1960 through 1970, for seven clubs, including the 1966 World Series champion Baltimore Orioles. [1]
List of baseball nicknames - Wikipedia
WEBIt includes a complete list of nicknames of players in the Baseball Hall of Fame, a list of nicknames of current players, nicknames of popular players who have played for each major league team, and lists of nicknames grouped into particular categories (e.g., ethnic nicknames, personality trait nicknames etc.). [1]
Rocky Colavito - Wikipedia
WEBColavito hit 3 home runs for the Dodgers in his National League debut, and batted .204 with 23 hits in 60 games. He was released by the Dodgers on July 11 that season. On July 15, 1968, Colavito was signed as a free agent by the New York Yankees, [5] the last team and season of his 14-year MLB playing career.
25 Best Baseball Nicknames in History - MLB.com
WEBMar 11, 2019 · When you talk about the greatest nicknames in baseball history, you are really talking about more than one thing. A baseball nickname can be a description of a player. They called Don Mossi "Ears" because he had big ears, and they called Walt Williams "No Neck" because he didn't have.
Rocky Colavito Stats, Height, Weight, Research & History - Baseball Almanac
WEBApr 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).
The Ultimate Slugger: How Rocky Colavito Made His Mark as a …
WEBJun 6, 2020 · Colavito hit .257 that year with 111 RBI in 154 games and was named to his first of six career All-Star games. In the ninth inning he made history.
The time a Yankees position player was the winning pitcher: Rocky ...
WEBDec 18, 2015 · The winning pitcher on the day was Rocky Colavito. He was the last position player to get a win until Brent Mayne did it in 2000. He was the last AL player to do it until Chris Davis in 2012.
Rocky Colavito - Baseball-Reference.com
WEBRocky Colavito Overview. Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Rocky Colavito. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com.
Rocky Colavito - Society for American Baseball Research
WEBRocky attended Theodore Roosevelt High School, but dropped out after his sophomore year to play semipro baseball, hoping that would lead to a more direct route to his dream of playing major league baseball. “It was a big mistake”, Colavito recalled. “I didn’t want kids to say, ‘He dropped out of school and he made the big leagues.’”
Book Chronicles Life Of Cleveland Indians Legend Rocky Colavito
WEBAug 6, 2019 · Given that it was the height of the Cold War, surely he had dire news about the Russians attacking. Instead, he delivered a message that many found equally shocking: The Cleveland Indians traded arguably both their best and most popular player Rocky Colavito to the Detroit Tigers.