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Tony Lazzeri

Birthdate:

12/6/1903

Died:

8/6/1946

Height / Weight:

' " / 170 lbs.

Place of Birth:

San Francisco, CA, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Tony Lazzeri became the first player in baseball history to hit 60 home runs; while playing for Salt Lake City of the Pacific Coast League in 1925. His great numbers in this one full season in the minors were 60 HR's, 202 runs scored and 222 RBI's, all records. Baseball Historian Signed by the New York Yankees, Lazzeri a hard line drive hitter, drove home 114 runs (2nd in the league ) in his rookie year; his hitting and excellent fielding gave the Yankees the push they needed to win their first pennant of what was to become their first of many in the late 1920's and 1930's. Lazzeri was a main part of the Yankee powerhouse team which included Ruth& Gehrig. Hall of Famer, Tony Lazzeri batted over .300 five different times and had over 100 RBI's in seven different seasons. Tony Lazzeri's career stuff include a lifetime batting average of .292; hits 1840; games played 1,739, doubles 334, triples 115, and 178 HR's. Lazzeri scored 986 runs and had 1,191 RBI's. His speed shows with his 148 career stolen bases. baseballhistorian.com Baseball History

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
15 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1926	NYY (AL)	155	589	79	162	28	14	18	114	54	96	16	7	0	2	20	0	.275	.338	SLG
1927	NYY (AL)	153	570	92	176	29	8	18	102	69	82	22	14	0	0	21	0	.309	.383	SLG
1928	NYY (AL)	116	404	62	134	30	11	10	82	43	50	15	5	0	1	15	0	.332	.397	SLG
1929	NYY (AL)	147	545	101	193	37	11	18	106	68	45	9	10	0	4	18	0	.354	.429	SLG
1930	NYY (AL)	143	571	109	173	34	15	9	121	60	62	4	4	0	3	16	0	.303	.372	SLG
1931	NYY (AL)	135	484	67	129	27	7	8	83	79	80	18	9	0	1	4	0	.267	.371	SLG
1932	NYY (AL)	142	510	79	153	28	16	15	113	82	64	11	11	0	2	7	0	.300	.399	SLG
1933	NYY (AL)	139	523	94	154	22	12	18	104	73	62	15	7	0	2	4	0	.294	.383	SLG
1934	NYY (AL)	123	438	59	117	24	6	14	67	71	64	11	1	0	0	5	0	.267	.369	SLG
1935	NYY (AL)	130	477	72	130	18	6	13	83	63	75	11	5	0	3	1	0	.273	.361	SLG
1936	NYY (AL)	150	537	82	154	29	6	14	109	97	65	8	5	0	1	3	0	.287	.397	SLG
1937	NYY (AL)	126	446	56	109	21	3	14	70	71	76	7	1	0	0	1	0	.244	.348	SLG
1938	CHC (NL)	54	120	21	32	5	0	5	23	22	30	0	0	0	0	1	0	.267	.380	SLG
1939	NYG (NL)	13	44	7	13	0	0	1	8	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.392	SLG
1939	BRO (NL)	14	39	6	11	2	0	3	6	10	7	1	0	0	2	0	0	.282	.451	SLG
15 years		1740	6297	986	1840	334	115	178	1191	869	864	148	79	0	21	116	0	.292	.380	.SLG

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