Today's Birthday: Rocky Colavito, Reading Indians (1953)

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Happy 89th Birthday to former Eastern League prospect Rocky Colavito. He played for the Reading Indians in 1953.

Colavito went on to a 14 year major league career with the Cleveland Indians (1955-59, '65-'67), Detroit Tigers (1960-63), Kansas City Athletics (1964), Chicago White Sox (1967), Los Angeles Dodgers (1968), and New York Yankees (1968). 

He was a 6-time American League All-Star, finishing his major league career with 374 homes runs. After his playing career, he was a broadcaster for the Cleveland Indians, and coached for the Indians and Kansas City Royals.

Source: Baseball Reference

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