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Rizzo's 23 home runs, 111 RBI, and .301 as a rookie in 1938 helped the Pirates to a strong second-place finish. He slumped badly the next year (.261, 6 HR, 55 RBI) and the Pirates plunged to sixth. He rebounded with the Phillies in 1940, smashing 24 homers. (EGM)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » May 30, 1939: Pittsburgh's Johnny Rizzo drives in nine runs, a Pirate record, to give the visiting Pirates a 14–8 victory over St. Louis in game 2. Rizzo includes homers in the 5th, off Clyde Shoun, and the 9th, off Bob Bowman, in the barrage. The Cardinals win the opener, 7–2. » May 8, 1940: The Waner brothers, Lloyd Waner and Paul Waner, lose their places in the Pittsburgh OF when new manager Frank Frisch acquires Vince DiMaggio for Johnny Rizzo, who hit 23 home runs as a rookie in 1938 with Cincinnati. Vince takes over CF, flanked by Maurice Van Robays and Bob Elliott, each playing their first full season. Yesterday the Bucs sold OF Fern Bell to Toronto. » June 15, 1940: The Reds send recently acquired Johnny Rizzo to the Phillies for OF Morrie Arnovich. » July 23, 1947: Ralph Kiner hits HRs 24 and 25, breaking the Pirate record of 23 by Johnny Rizzo in 1938 and tied by rookie Kiner last year. Behind HR king Johnny Mize 14 to 3 at the end of May, Kiner will have 25 to Mize's 31 by the end of July.