Rocky Colavito

Baseball Player

Birthday August 10, 1933

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace The Bronx, NY

Age 91 years old

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About

9-time MLB All-Star who led the American League in home runs in 1959 and hit 374 home runs over the course of his 14-year career; became the first AL outfielder to post a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in a season in 1965.

Before Fame

He dropped out of school at sixteen while trying to break into the majors.

Trivia

He hit four home runs in a game on June 10, 1959.

Family Life

He had three children with his wife Carmen Perroti, whom he married in 1954.

Associated With

He played alongside Al Kaline on the Detroit Tigers from 1960 to 1963.