OH boy do I remember THE YANKEE GAMES from my younger days.MY uncles would come to our place and watch baseball games on our old black and white FADA BRAND TV BACK IN THE DAY.ONE of the best players back then was PHIL RIZZUTO.I had the ultimate pleasure of meeting him as he filmed a MONEY STORE commercial in STRATFORD CT.many years ago.HE was very nice to talk with and seemed to be humbled by his fame.
BORN PHILIP FRANCIS RIZZUTO SEPTEMBER 25TH 1917 PASSED away AUGUST 13TH 2007.HE was nicknamed THE SCOOTER''.A great shortstop for the YANKEES.HE played from 1941-1956.HE was inducted in THE HALL OF FAME for his baseball career in 1994.HIS batting average was 275/runs batted in 563/home runs38.
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