Tony Lazzeri
[edit] Biography
Tony Lazzeri (Anthony Michael Lazzeri) was born on December 6, 1903 in San Francisco, California. He made his Major League debut on April 13, 1926 for the New York Yankees. In 1926, his rookie year, he hit .275 with 18 home runs and 114 RBI. Lazzeri played for the New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers over the course of his 14 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Tony Lazzeri's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1929, when he slugged 18 home runs, hit for a .354 average and knocked in 106 runs. However, others believe that it was 1927, when he slugged 18 home runs, hit for a .309 average and knocked in 102 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1926
| NY
| A
| 155
| 589
| 79
| 162
| 18
| 114
| .275
| .338
| .462
| 28
| 14
| 54
| 96
| 2
| 20
| 16
| 0
| 0
|
| 1927
| NY
| A
| 153
| 570
| 92
| 176
| 18
| 102
| .309
| .383
| .482
| 29
| 8
| 69
| 82
| 0
| 21
| 22
| 0
| 0
|
| 1928
| NY
| A
| 116
| 404
| 62
| 134
| 10
| 82
| .332
| .397
| .535
| 30
| 11
| 43
| 50
| 1
| 15
| 15
| 0
| 0
|
| 1929
| NY
| A
| 147
| 545
| 101
| 193
| 18
| 106
| .354
| .429
| .561
| 37
| 11
| 68
| 45
| 4
| 18
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| NY
| A
| 143
| 571
| 109
| 173
| 9
| 121
| .303
| .372
| .462
| 34
| 15
| 60
| 62
| 3
| 16
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1931
| NY
| A
| 135
| 484
| 67
| 129
| 8
| 83
| .267
| .371
| .401
| 27
| 7
| 79
| 80
| 1
| 4
| 18
| 0
| 0
|
| 1932
| NY
| A
| 142
| 510
| 79
| 153
| 15
| 113
| .300
| .399
| .506
| 28
| 16
| 82
| 64
| 2
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| NY
| A
| 139
| 523
| 94
| 154
| 18
| 104
| .294
| .383
| .486
| 22
| 12
| 73
| 62
| 2
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 0
|
| 1934
| NY
| A
| 123
| 438
| 59
| 117
| 14
| 67
| .267
| .369
| .445
| 24
| 6
| 71
| 64
| 0
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1935
| NY
| A
| 130
| 477
| 72
| 130
| 13
| 83
| .273
| .361
| .417
| 18
| 6
| 63
| 75
| 3
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| NY
| A
| 150
| 537
| 82
| 154
| 14
| 109
| .287
| .397
| .441
| 29
| 6
| 97
| 65
| 1
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1937
| NY
| A
| 126
| 446
| 56
| 109
| 14
| 70
| .244
| .348
| .399
| 21
| 3
| 71
| 76
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1938
| CHI
| N
| 54
| 120
| 21
| 32
| 5
| 23
| .267
| .380
| .433
| 5
| 0
| 22
| 30
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1939
| NY
| N
| 13
| 44
| 7
| 13
| 1
| 8
| .295
| .392
| .364
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1939
| BRO
| N
| 14
| 39
| 6
| 11
| 3
| 6
| .282
| .451
| .564
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1939
| TOT
| N
| 27
| 83
| 13
| 24
| 4
| 14
| .289
| .422
| .458
| 2
| 0
| 17
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 81
| 203
| 34
| 56
| 9
| 37
| .276
| .398
| .443
| 7
| 0
| 39
| 43
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 8
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1659
| 6094
| 952
| 1784
| 169
| 1154
| .293
| .379
| .467
| 327
| 115
| 830
| 821
| 19
| 115
| 147
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1740
| 6297
| 986
| 1840
| 178
| 1191
| .292
| .380
| .467
| 334
| 115
| 869
| 864
| 21
| 116
| 148
| 0
| 8
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1926
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 149
| 0
| 0
| 298
| 461
| 31
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1926
| NY
| A
| SS
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 14
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .885
|
| 1926
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1927
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 113
| 0
| 0
| 213
| 398
| 18
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1927
| NY
| A
| SS
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 58
| 115
| 10
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| 1927
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1928
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 110
| 0
| 0
| 236
| 331
| 26
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1929
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 147
| 0
| 0
| 368
| 467
| 27
| 102
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1930
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 90
| 113
| 11
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1930
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1930
| NY
| A
| SS
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 24
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1930
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 77
| 0
| 0
| 184
| 245
| 13
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1930
| NY
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1931
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 53
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1931
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 90
| 0
| 0
| 216
| 288
| 22
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1932
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 134
| 0
| 0
| 362
| 405
| 17
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1932
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1933
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 138
| 0
| 0
| 338
| 407
| 25
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1934
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 218
| 265
| 12
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1934
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 36
| 51
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1935
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 118
| 0
| 0
| 285
| 329
| 19
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1935
| NY
| A
| SS
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 25
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1936
| NY
| A
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1936
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 148
| 0
| 0
| 346
| 414
| 25
| 88
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1937
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 125
| 0
| 0
| 251
| 382
| 22
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1938
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1938
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1938
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 33
| 54
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1938
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1939
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 21
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1939
| BRO
| N
| 2B
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 36
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .914
|
| 1939
| BRO
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1939
| TOT
| N
| 3B
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 23
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .897
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1456
| 0
| 0
| 3351
| 4445
| 263
| 808
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 87
| 0
| 0
| 136
| 236
| 23
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 166
| 0
| 0
| 195
| 263
| 28
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Salt Lake City (PCL) to New York Yankees in exchange for $50000 and 3 players to be named later (August 1, 1925); Salt Lake City (PCL) received Mack Hillis and Frank Zoellers (March, 1926) and Curt Fullerton (March 23, 1926).
- Released by New York Yankees (October 15, 1937).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (October 28, 1937).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (December 10, 1938).
- Signed by Brooklyn Dodgers (December 10, 1938).
- Released by Brooklyn Dodgers (@May 13, 1939).
- Signed by New York Giants (May 14, 1939).
- Released by New York Giants (June 7, 1939).
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