New York Yankees
Crosetti joined the Yankees in 1932, and batted .241 with five home runs and 57 runs batted in at the bottom of the Yankees' batting order. He was part of a World Series Championship his first year in the big leagues as the Yankees completed a four game sweep of the Chicago Cubs in the 1932 World Series two days shy of Crosetti's 22nd birthday.
The finest year of Crosetti's career came in 1936, when Crosetti batted .288 with fifteen home runs, 78 RBIs and 137 runs scored (all career highs) now batting lead-off for the Yankees. He was named an American League All-Star for the first time in his career, and reached the World Series for the second time in his career. Crosetti batted .269 in the Yankees' six game victory over the New York Giants in the 1936 World Series, and drove in the winning run in the Yankees' 2-1 victory in game three. The 1936 season was the first of a string of four World Series titles for Crosetti and the Yankees.
After a poor 1940 season, he lost his starting shortstop job to Phil Rizzuto in 1941. He reinherited the starting shortstop job when Rizzuto joined the Navy for battle in World War II, however, became a reserve once again when Rizzuto rejoined the club in 1946. Crosetti then became a player/coach for the club through the 1948 season.
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