PRINTER'S NO. 3153
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
669
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY JOZWIAK, KNOWLES, BURNS, COX, READSHAW, MURT,
SONNEY, ROTHMAN, LONGIETTI, MILLARD, KORTZ, BARRAR, DeLUCA,
MARKOSEK, PASHINSKI, WEBSTER, DONATUCCI, BROOKS, JAMES,
RADER, MALONEY, SCHMITT, GILLEN, DRISCOLL AND YOUNGBLOOD,
JANUARY 17, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TOURISM AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
JANUARY 17, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the accomplishments of Rocco Colavito, Jr., and
recommending his nomination to the National Baseball Hall of
Fame.
WHEREAS, Rocco Domenico Colavito, Jr., known as "Rocky," was
born August 10, 1933, in New York City; and
WHEREAS, After dropping out of high school at the age of 16
to pursue his baseball career, Mr. Colavito was forced to wait
one year before signing with the Cleveland Indians in 1951; and
WHEREAS, By 1954, he had hit 38 home runs and had amassed 116
runs batted in (RBIs) for the Indianapolis Indians; and
WHEREAS, In 1955, he finally made his Major League Baseball
(MLB) debut for the Cleveland Indians and ended the year tied
for American League Rookie of the Year; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Colavito quickly made a name for himself as a
power hitter and batted a career high .303 in 1958; and
WHEREAS, On June 10, 1959, he became the 8th of only 18 MLB
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players who have hit four home runs in a single game; and
WHEREAS, In 1960, to the heartbreak of most Cleveland Indians
fans, Mr. Colavito was traded to the Detroit Tigers; and
WHEREAS, After a tense three years with the Tigers, he spent
one year with the Kansas City Athletics before returning to his
beloved Indians in 1965; and
WHEREAS, He continued with the Indians for two years before
playing for the Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers and New
York Yankees for the next year; and
WHEREAS, On September 30, 1968, Mr. Colavito was released
from the Yankees and retired as a player; and
WHEREAS, He ended his career with a .266 batting average, 374
home runs and 1,159 RBIs and was named an All-Star nine times;
and
WHEREAS, In the 1970s, he held a variety of roles with the
Cleveland Indians, and in 1982 and 1983 he was a hitting coach
for the Kansas City Royals; and
WHEREAS, In 2006, Mr. Colavito was inducted into the
Cleveland Indians' Hall of Fame; and
WHEREAS, Currently, Mr. Colavito resides in Berks County,
Pennsylvania, with his wife of almost 65 years; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
accomplishments of Rocco Colavito, Jr., and recommend his
nomination to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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