A New Yorker who played in his hometown only in his final season, Colavito gained his greatest game as a Cleveland Indian. The slugger led the AL in homer in 1959 and in RBI in 1965 as an Indian. The strong-armed right fielder was well-loved in Cleveland. It was one of the great blunders in baseball history that after the home run title in 1959, he was traded to Detroit for the batting champ, Harvey Kuenn. That didn't go well for anyone.
Colavito did return, made six All-Star teams during his career and was three times in the top five of MVP voting. He played during a low-offense era so his stats don't look very impressive, but his 132 career OPS+ is excellent.
Colavito earned 142.89 ratings points in his career.
Colavito's stats: .266 average, 374 HR, 1159 RBI. posted by Shawn Weaver at 11:00 AM