Johnny Rizzo

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: July 30, 1912 in Houston, TX us

Died: December 4, 1977 in Houston, TX

Buried: Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery, Houston, TX

Debut: April 19, 1938 (Age 25-263d, 8,444th in major league history)
vs. STL 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 25, 1942 (Age 30-057d)
vs. BSN 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1938 season

Full Name: John Costa Rizzo

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.0

1842

497

.270

268

RBI

289

OBP

.345

SLG

.435

OPS

.781

OPS+

117

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 61 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 8 tying, 19 go ahead

4 Tms
PIT	29
PHI	24
BRO	4
CIN	4

Platoon
vs RHP	42
vs LHP	19

Home/Road
Away	40
Home	21

Outs
2	26
0	18
1	17

8 Opps
STL	11
CIN	11
NYG	10
PHI	8
BRO	7
CHC	7
BSN	5
PIT	2

44 Pitchers
Paul Dean	3
Nick Strincevich	3
Johnny Vander Meer	3
Jake Mooty	3
Curt Davis	3
Whitey Moore	2
Al Smith	2
Clyde Shoun	2
Bucky Walters	2
Bob Bowman	2
Cliff Melton	2
Luke Hamlin	2
Danny MacFayden	1
Howie Pollet	1
Jim Turner	1
Howie Krist	1
Ken Raffensberger	1
Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
Dick Errickson	1
Charlie Root	1
Mort Cooper	1
Jim Weaver	1
Hy Vandenberg	1
Claude Passeau	1
Bob Weiland	1
Ernie White	1
Bill Hallahan	1
Harry Gumbert	1
Van Mungo	1
Bob Carpenter	1
Earl Naylor	1
Bill Lee	1
Roy Joiner	1
Lefty Hoerst	1
Clay Bryant	1
Gene Schott	1
Max Butcher	1
Carl Hubbell	1
Lee Grissom	1
Wayne LaMaster	1
Bill Posedel	1
Johnny Lanning	1
Joe Bowman	1
Jumbo Brown	1

9 Parks
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	12
Crosley Fld (CIN)	11
Forbes Fld (PIT)	8
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	8
Ebbets Fld (NYC)	8
Polo Grounds (NYC)	6
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	3
Baker Bowl (PHI)	3
Braves Fld (BOS)	2

Where Hit
7	38
8	4
78	4
9	2

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	47
2·HR gms	7

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	30
1--	16
12-	5
-2-	3
--3	2
-23	2
1-3	2
123	1

103 RBI
RISP	15
0 on	30
1 on	21
2 on	9
3 on	1
Any on	31

Inning
1	5
2	9
3	5
4	7
5	6
6	8
7	6
8	9
9	5
Extra	1

1-3	19
4-6	21
7-end	21

RelScore
+4..	11
+3	3
+2	2
+1	6
Tied	15
-1	10
-2	5
-3	1
-4..	8

Ahead	22
Tied	15
Behind	24

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
LF	43
RF	12
CF	4
PH	1
3B	1

OrderPos
4th	21
3rd	17
5th	13
6th	8
7th	2

Leverage
High Lev	11
Medium Lev	18
Low Lev	26

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1938	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1938-05-15	PIT	@	CHC	Bill Lee	behind 2-3	t 6	2	---	1	3	7	0.165	44%		Home Run (Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	1938-06-12	PIT		PHI	Al Smith	ahead 7-5	b 6	2	123	4	6	7	0.125	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Handley Scores; L. Waner Scores; G. Suhr Scores
3	3	3	1	1938-06-19 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	Bill Hallahan	ahead 7-3	t 5	0	---	1	6	7	0.039	94%		Home Run
4	4	4	1	1938-06-19 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	Wayne LaMaster	ahead 5-0	t 2	2	12-	3	6	7	0.074	97%		Home Run (Deep LF); P. Waner Scores; A. Vaughan Scores
5	5	5	2	1938-06-19 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	Al Smith	ahead 10-0	t 6	2	1-3	3	6	7	0.001	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Vaughan Scores; G. Suhr Scores
6	6	6	1	1938-07-09	PIT	@	STL	Curt Davis	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	1	5	7	0.105	58%		Home Run (Deep LF)
7	7	7	2	1938-07-09	PIT	@	STL	Clyde Shoun	ahead 5-2	t 3	0	1--	2	5	7	0.090	90%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Suhr Scores
8	8	8	1	1938-07-18	PIT		NYG	Harry Gumbert	tied 0-0	b 6	2	12-	3	5	7	0.338	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); L. Handley Scores; P. Waner Scores
9	9	9	1	1938-07-26	PIT	@	PHI	Claude Passeau	ahead 3-0	t 3	1	--3	2	5	7	0.073	90%		Home Run (Deep RF); P. Waner Scores
10	10	10	1	1938-07-31	PIT	@	BRO	Bill Posedel	behind 1-2	t 7	0	---	1	5	7	0.193	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
11	11	11	1	1938-08-05	PIT	@	NYG	Cliff Melton	behind 1-3	t 6	2	---	1	5	7	0.110	27%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
12	12	12	1	1938-08-14	PIT		CHC	Charlie Root	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	1	5	7	0.107	66%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	13	1	1938-08-15	PIT		CIN	Lee Grissom	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	1	5	7	0.111	64%		Home Run (Deep LF)
14	14	14	1	1938-08-31 (2)	PIT		NYG	Hy Vandenberg	ahead 10-3	b 8	1	1--	2	5	7	0.001	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Vaughan Scores
15	15	15	1	1938-09-02	PIT		STL	Bob Weiland	tied 0-0	b 1	2	1-3	3	5	7	0.241	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); L. Waner Scores/unER; B. Brubaker Scores/unER; J. Rizzo Scores/unER
16	16	16	1	1938-09-07	PIT	@	CIN	Gene Schott	ahead 5-1	t 8	2	1--	2	3	7	0.028	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); P. Waner Scores
17	17	17	1	1938-09-08	PIT	@	CIN	Johnny Vander Meer	behind 1-5	t 9	2	1--	2	3	7	0.007	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); P. Waner Scores
18	18	18	1	1938-09-11	PIT	@	STL	Paul Dean	tied 0-0	t 1	1	-2-	2	3	7	0.151	67%		Home Run; L. Waner Scores
19	19	19	1	1938-09-15	PIT	@	NYG	Cliff Melton	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	1	3	7	0.102	56%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
20	20	20	1	1938-09-16 (1)	PIT	@	BSN	Danny MacFayden	tied 6-6	t 11	1	---	1	3	7	0.392	84%		Home Run (Deep LF)
21	21	21	1	1938-09-28	PIT	@	CHC	Clay Bryant	behind 0-1	t 6	2	---	1	3	7	0.165	44%		Home Run (LF-CF)
22	22	22	1	1938-10-01	PIT	@	CIN	Jim Weaver	behind 5-6	t 5	1	---	1	3	7	0.146	47%		Home Run (Deep RF)
23	23	23	1	1938-10-02	PIT	@	CIN	Johnny Vander Meer	behind 1-2	t 5	0	1--	2	3	7	0.235	64%		Home Run (Deep LF); P. Waner Scores
1939	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	1939-05-04	PIT	@	PHI	Max Butcher	ahead 4-2	t 3	0	---	1	3	7	0.084	81%		Home Run (LF-CF)
25	25	2	1	1939-05-30 (2)	PIT	@	STL	Clyde Shoun	behind 1-7	t 5	2	12-	3	3	7	0.091	13%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Swift Scores; P. Waner Scores
26	26	3	2	1939-05-30 (2)	PIT	@	STL	Bob Bowman	ahead 12-8	t 9	1	--3	2	3	7	0.008	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Vaughan Scores
27	27	4	1	1939-06-04 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	Luke Hamlin	behind 1-3	t 8	2	12-	3	3	7	0.566	70%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Berres Scores; A. Vaughan Scores
28	28	5	1	1939-07-04 (2)	PIT		CIN	Johnny Vander Meer	behind 2-3	b 8	0	---	1	3	7	0.306	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
29	29	6	1	1939-07-29	PIT		BSN	Dick Errickson	ahead 5-0	b 7	2	---	1	3	7	0.008	99%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1940	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	1940-05-22	CIN	@	NYG	Carl Hubbell	ahead 1-0	t 4	1	1--	2	6	7	0.179	81%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Lombardi Scores
31	31	2	1	1940-06-02 (1)	CIN		BSN	Nick Strincevich	ahead 3-0	b 1	2	-2-	2	7	7	0.098	90%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Lombardi Scores
32	32	3	2	1940-06-02 (1)	CIN		BSN	Nick Strincevich	ahead 5-0	b 3	2	1--	2	7	7	0.043	97%		Home Run (Deep CF); B. Werber Scores
33	33	4	1	1940-06-08	CIN		BRO	Van Mungo	ahead 20-2	b 8	2	-23	3	6	7	0.000	100%		Home Run; I. Goodman Scores; F. McCormick Scores
34	34	5	1	1940-06-23 (1)	PHI		CHC	Jake Mooty	tied 1-1	b 6	2	---	1	4	7	0.199	72%		Home Run (Deep LF)
35	35	6	1	1940-06-23 (2)	PHI		CHC	Ken Raffensberger	behind 0-7	b 9	0	---	1	4	7
36	36	7	1	1940-06-25	PHI		PIT	Johnny Lanning	behind 3-9	b 7	2	-23	3	4	7	0.054	7%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Marty Scores; H. Schulte Scores
37	37	8	1	1940-06-26 (1)	PHI		PIT	Joe Bowman	tied 2-2	b 8	2	1--	2	4	7	0.387	93%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Klein Scores
38	38	9	1	1940-06-30 (1)	PHI		NYG	Paul Dean	tied 0-0	b 4	1	1--	2	4	8
39	39	10	2	1940-06-30 (1)	PHI		NYG	Paul Dean	ahead 6-1	b 5	1	---	1	4	8
40	40	11	1	1940-07-15	PHI	@	CIN	Bucky Walters	behind 1-3	t 9	2	---	1	4	7	0.025	4%		Home Run (Deep LF)
41	41	12	1	1940-07-19 (2)	PHI	@	STL	Bob Bowman	behind 1-2	t 8	2	1--	2	4	8
42	42	13	1	1940-07-21 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	Jake Mooty	tied 0-0	t 1	2	-2-	2	4	7	0.183	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); E. Mueller Scores
43	43	14	1	1940-07-31	PHI		CHC	Jake Mooty	tied 0-0	b 4	0	12-	3	4	5	0.205	87%		Home Run (Deep LF); H. Schulte Scores; C. Klein Scores
44	44	15	1	1940-08-14 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	Freddie Fitzsimmons	behind 1-5	t 7	0	---	1	4	9	0.048	11%		Home Run
45	45	16	1	1940-08-14 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	Curt Davis	behind 0-2	t 2	0	---	1	4	9	0.094	40%		Home Run
46	46	17	2	1940-08-14 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	Curt Davis	behind 1-3	t 4	0	1--	2	4	9	0.184	50%		Home Run; J. Marty Scores
47	47	18	1	1940-08-18 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	Jumbo Brown	ahead 4-3	t 9	1	1--	2	4	9
48	48	19	1	1940-08-18 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	Roy Joiner	ahead 7-2	t 7	0	---	1	4	9	0.014	98%		Home Run
49	49	20	1	1940-08-25 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	Whitey Moore	behind 0-3	t 2	0	---	1	4	7	0.081	30%		Home Run (Deep LF)
50	50	21	2	1940-08-25 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	Whitey Moore	behind 2-3	t 3	2	1--	2	4	7	0.223	58%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. May Scores
51	51	22	1	1940-08-26 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	Bucky Walters	behind 1-2	t 7	1	---	1	4	8	0.202	46%		Home Run (Deep CF)
52	52	23	1	1940-08-31	PHI	@	BSN	Nick Strincevich	behind 0-4	t 4	2	1--	2	4	7	0.121	21%		Home Run (LF-CF); D. Litwhiler Scores
53	53	24	1	1940-09-21	PHI	@	BRO	Luke Hamlin	ahead 2-1	t 6	0	---	1	4	7	0.119	78%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1941	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
54	54	1	1	1941-06-19	PHI	@	STL	Howie Krist	ahead 3-2	t 5	2	1--	2	5	9	0.206	82%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. May Scores
55	55	2	1	1941-06-29	PHI	@	NYG	Bob Carpenter	behind 0-5	t 2	0	---	1	5	9
56	56	3	1	1941-07-20 (2)	PHI		CIN	Jim Turner	behind 0-1	b 4	1	---	1	3	9	0.149	53%		Home Run (Deep LF)
57	57	4	1	1941-08-03 (1)	PHI	@	STL	Mort Cooper	behind 0-6	t 8	1	---	1	3	PH	0.006	1%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1942	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
58	58	1	1	1942-04-24	BRO	@	PHI	Lefty Hoerst	ahead 1-0	t 4	0	---	1	4	9	0.116	76%		Home Run
59	59	2	1	1942-06-19	BRO		STL	Ernie White	tied 0-0	b 2	1	1--	2	6	9	0.196	75%		Home Run; J. Medwick Scores
60	60	3	1	1942-07-04 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	Earl Naylor	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	---	1	5	9	0.105	73%		Home Run (Deep LF)
61	61	4	1	1942-07-28 (1)	BRO		STL	Howie Pollet	tied 6-6	b 8	1	---	1	6	9	0.310	87%		Home Run

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