Frank Crosetti was a shortstop for the New York Yankees during the 1930s and 40s. The position of the shortstop A shortstop moves to his left, toward the center of the field, to play a ground ball Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. ... Jump to: navigation, search Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) East Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (26) 2000 • 1999 • 1998 • 1996 1978 • 1977 • 1962 • 1961 1958 • 1956 • 1953 • 1952 1951 • 1950 • 1949 • 1947 1943 • 1941 • 1939 • 1938 1937 • 1936 • 1932 • 1928 1927 • 1923 AL Pennants...
He was a part of the 1936 and 1939 Yankees team, often lumped in with the 1927 Yankees as three of the greatest teams of all-time.
"FrankCrosetti had a legendary career with the Yankees starting as a player with Babe Ruth through Gehrig and DiMaggio, and remaining as a coach," Yankees spokesman Rick Cerrone said in reports following Crosetti's death.
Crosetti grew up in North Beach, California, in the same neighborhood where another Yankee, DiMaggio, honed his baseball skills.
Shortstop Frankie Crosetti began his baseball career at the tender age of 17 in the spring of 1928.
Crosetti was admitted to the PCL Hall of Fame for a league.320 batting average.
Crosetti was a member of 8 of the greatest World Champion Yankee teams, and played with other Yankee legends Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio (Who was aquired from the PCL Seals in 1936 in much the same way).
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