Frankie Crosetti - Career Stats

Career Stats

In 29 World Series games, Crosetti batted .174 with one home run eleven RBIs and sixteen runs scored. His only World Series home run was a two run shot off Dizzy Dean in game two of the 1938 World Series that gave the Yankees a 4-3 lead over the Cubs. Perhaps Crosetti's second most memorable moment in postseason play occurred in game three of the 1942 World Series when he shoved umpire Bill Summers, an act for which he received a $250.00 fine from Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis and was suspended the first thirty games of the 1943 season.

He led the AL in plate appearances twice (1938 & 1939), in stolen bases once (1938), strikeouts twice (1937 & 1938) and in being hit by pitches eight times (1934, 1936–1940, 1942 & 1945). Crosetti was known as the weak link in the Yankees batting order, but he was also known as a slick fielder and for his ability to pull off the hidden ball trick. He won eight World Series rings as a player, and was a two-time All-Star (1936, 1939).