50. Rocky Colavito

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General
Awards
Career Stats

Born: August 10, 1933 in New York, NY USA
Weight: 190 lbs.
Height: 6'3"
Bats: R
Throws: R
Debut: September 10, 1955
Final Game: September 28, 1968

AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	AVG
13006	1942	3460	748	2318	38	0.266

I wonder if it is a prerequisite to be popular if you are named Rocky?

That was certainly the case for Rocky Colavito as a Cleveland Indian, but it wasn’t that he didn’t have fans when he was traded to the Tigers.

Rocky Colavito displayed serious power with 139 Home Runs, including 1961 where he amassed 45 dingers with a career high 140 Runs Batted In. Twice an All Star as a Detroit Tiger, he would post a very good Slash Line of .271/.364/.501.

The Bullet Points

Position: Outfield
Acquired: Traded from the Cleveland Indians for Harvey Kuenn 4/17/60.
Departed: Traded to the Kansas City Athletics with Bob Anderson and $50,000 for Jerry Lumpe, Ed Rakow and Dave Wickersham 11/18/63.
Games Played: 629
Notable Statistics: 377 Runs Scored
633 Hits
107 Doubles
7 Triples
139 Home Runs
430 Runs Batted In
6 Stolen Bases
.271/.364/.501 Slash Line
17.3 bWAR

No Playoff Games
Major Accolades and Awards: All-Star (1961 & 1962)
Most Plate Appearances (1963)
Most Total Bases (1962)
Most Putouts by a Leftfielder (1961 & 1962)
Most Assists by a Rightfielder (1960)
Most Double Plays Turned by a Rightfielder (1960)
Most Assists by an Outfielder (1961)
Most Double Plays Turned by an Outfielder (1960)
Most Total Zone Runs by a Leftfielder (1961 & 1963)
Highest Range Factor per Game by a First Baseman (1962 & 1963)