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Ital Ia Na Mericanbaseballi Nd Uc Tees Inthenational Baseball Halloffame Poster Layout #2 2016_Layout 1 3/15/16 12:23 PM Page 1 i c a n B a s e n A m e r Poster Two b a l l I n I t a l i a d u c t e e s Phil Rizzuto Ron Santo Mike Piazza (1917-2007) Shortstop (1940- ) Third Baseman John Smoltz (1968- ) Catcher Phil (Scooter) Rizzuto joined the (1967- ) Pitcher Yankee Dynasty and played his Ronald Edward Santo, February Ernie Lombardi Michael Joseph Piazza, born Sep - 25, 1940 - December 3, 2010, was Joseph “Joe” Torre (1908-1977) Catcher entire career with them (1941-42 and John Andrew Smoltz, born May 15, tember 4, 1968, played MLB from 1946-56). He helped the Yankees a Major League Baseball third 1967, played MLB from 1988 to (1940- ) Manager Ernie Lombardi was slow afoot, but 1992-2007. A 12-time All-Star and win seven of nine World Series baseman that played for the 2009. An eight-time All-Star, he didn't let his lack of speed deter 10-time Silver Slugger Award win - during his 13 seasons. Scooter was Chicago Cubs from 1960 through Smoltz helped propel Atlanta to Joseph Paul "Joe" Torre, born July him. In his 17-year career, he ner as a catcher, Piazza produced a durable and deft shortstop, skilled 1973 and the Chicago White Sox in perennial pennant contention in 18, 1940, is ranked fifth all-time in compiled a .306 batting average strong offensive numbers at his po - bunter and enthusiastic base runner 1974. Santo was an All-Star for the 1990s, highlighted by a cham - MLB history with 2,326 wins as a and was recognized as a powerful sition. In his career, he recorded who compiled a .273 lifetime batting nine seasons during his 15-year pionship in the 1995 World Series. manager. He became the manager presence behind the plate. Ernie hit 427 home runs, a record 396 hit as average. A five-time All-Star, Rizzuto career. He batted .300 or more and He won (NL) Cy Young Award in of the New York Mets in 1977, .300 or better 10 times, earned the a catcher, along with a .308 batting was named the American League's hit 30 or more home runs four 1996 after posting a record of 24– when he briefly served as the Mets' National League MVP Award in average and 1,335 runs batted-in. MVP in 1950 when he excelled with times each, and is the only third 8. Though predominantly known player-manager. From 1996 to 1938 and won batting titles in 1938 Made his major league debut in a .324 average, 200 hits and .439 baseman in MLB history to post as a starter, Smoltz was converted 2007, he was the manager of the and 1942. Lombardi had an 1992 and the following year was slugging percentage. eight consecutive seasons with to a reliever in 2001 and spent four New York Yankees, whom he outstanding throwing arm from a named (NL) Rookie of the Year and Rizzuto led the AL in double plays over 90 runs batted in (1963–70). years as the team's closer before guided to four World Series cham - crouch position. was an All-Star for the first of ten three times and in putouts and He is one of only three Hall of returning to a starting role. In 2002. pionships. His managerial career Ernie played 17 seasons in the big consecutive seasons. Piazza im - fielding percentage twice each. His Fame third basemen to hit 300 ca - He set the NL record with 55 covered 29 seasons, including leagues, mostly with the Cincinnati mediately impressed with his abil - 1,217 career double plays ranked reer home runs. He also was a saves, and became only the sec - tenures with the Yankees and Los Reds, from 1931 through 1947, and ity to hit for power and average. His second in major league history when Gold Glove Award winner for five ond pitcher in history to record Angeles Dodgers, until 2010. left behind a solid legend that he best year came in 1997 when he consecutive seasons. both a 20-win season and a 50- Torre's greatest success came as could hit a baseball as hard as any he retired, and his .968 career batted .362, hit 40 home runs, and fielding average trailed only 1 other Santo enjoyed his success despite save season. Smoltz is the only manager of the Yankees. His club man who ever lived. The right- had 124 runs batted in finishing pitcher in major league history to compiled a .605 regular season handed Lombardi's rockets landed AL shortstop. He also ranked fifth in battling diabetes since he was a second in voting for the NL MVP AL history in games at shortstop teenager, a condition that was record both 200 wins and 150 winning percentage and made the in the outfield to give him a lifetime saves. Smoltz posted a record of playoffs every year, winning four batting average of .306 and Award. Traded to the Mets in 1998, (1,647). In other categories he carefully and generally concealed where he spent most of the re - placed in the top 10. publicly until 1971. It eventually ne - 15–4 in 41 career postseason World Series titles, six American individual seasons of .343 (1935), games. His NL total of 3,051 strike - League pennants, and ten AL East .333 (1936), .334 (1937), a league- mainder of his career. He helped He later spent four decades as a cessitated the amputation of the the Mets reach the 2000 World Se - broadcaster for the Yankees. “Holy lower half of both his legs. outs ranked fifth in league history division titles. In 1996 and 1998, he leading .342 (1938), and another when he retired. Smoltz left the was the AL Manager of the Year. batting title in 1942 with .330. ries. He retired after the 2007 sea - Cow!” Braves after 2008. He was elected He also won two NL West division Ernie hit over .300 10 times and, son. Mike is regarded as one of the Inducted in 1994 Inducted in 2012 as further evidence to his prowess best offensive catchers in baseball to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his titles with the Dodgers for a total of at the plate, only once in his career history. first year of eligibility. 13 division titles. Torre was elected did he strike out as many as 25 Inducted in 2016 Inducted in 2015 to the National Baseball Hall of times in a single season. Fame as manager. Inducted in 1986 N a t i o n a l B a s e b a l l H a l l Inducted in 2014 T h e Grand LodGe of new York O f F a I n Commission for soCiaL JustiCe m e order sons of itaLY in ameriCa 2101-03 Bellmore Avenue • Bellmore, New York 11710 (516) 785-4623 • (800) 322-OSIA • Fax (516) 221 OSIA www.nysosia.org • [email protected] Poster material partially derived and revised from the following sources: National Baseball Hall of Fame website; American and National League Logos website; National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame website; “Baseball Hall of Fame Cooperstown - Where the Legends Live Forever” compiled by the Editors of the Sporting News; and “The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time” by Lawrence Ritter and Donald Honig. - Poster Updated March 2016..
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