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R.I.P. Rocky Colavito

https://www.mlb.com/news/rocky-colavito-dies-at-91

Cleveland icon Colavito, who hit 4 homers in a game, dies at 91

Colavito maintained a formidable presence at the plate throughout virtually his entire Major League career (1955-68), exceeding 20 home runs in a season for 11 consecutive years and topping the 40-homer mark three times in that span. During Cleveland's 11-8 victory at Baltimore on June 10, 1959, Colavito became the eighth player to smack four homers in a game.
His career ended just as I started getting interested in baseball, so I don't remember him playing. And you don't hear his name much. Kind of an unsung hero of baseball.

14 years: .266 AVE 374 HRs 1159 RBIs. 9 time all-star

Narrowly missed getting into the hall of fame. If he played today, he'd have a $30 million per year contract. Some of the players of his generation had to work in the off-season to make ends meet.
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