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THE BASEBALL INDEX
Bibliography for Rocky Colavito
Database information Š 2000 SABR

ť The Baseball Index contains the following references for further reading material on Rocky Colavito (OF 1955-68 Indians, Tigers, Athletics, White Sox, Dodgers, Yankees):

6 books
19 book sections
127 articles

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BOOKS


ť Don't Knock the Rock: the Rocky Colavito Story by Cobbledick, Gordon
Hardbound Book (Cleveland: World Publishing Co., 1966) -- 154 pages Stats: Player Career Stats Photos: bw:(15) Indexed? n Bibliography? n Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Biographies


ť The Curse of Rocky Colavito: A Loving Look At a Thirty-Year Slump by Pluto, Terry
Hardbound Book (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994) -- 300 pages Stats: n Photos: bw:(16) Indexed? y Bibliography? n Named people: Rocky Colavito; Herb Score; Phil Seghi; Gabe Paul; Andy Thornton; Joe Charboneau; Gaylord Perry; Frank Robinson; Sam McDowell; Dennis Eckersley; Rick Manning Topics: Cleveland Indians; Journalists


ť Official Baseball Guide and Record Book 1960 by Spink, J.G. Taylor; with Paul A. Rickart; Clifford Kachline
Paperbound Book (St. Louis: The Sporting News Publishing Co., 1960) -- 472 pages Stats: Miscellaneous Stats Photos: bw:(throughout) Indexed? n Bibliography? n Named people: Rocky Colavito; Roy Face; Harvey Haddix; Sandy Koufax Topics: 1959; 1960; World Series; All-Star Games; Statistics; Schedules; Records; Rules; Attendance; Hall of Fame; Junior World Series; Minor Leagues; Farm Systems; Legion Ball; Winter Baseball; Trades; Necrologies; Doubleheaders; Pan-American Association


ť They Kept Me Loyal to the Yankees by Debs, Victor
Hardbound Book (Nashville, Tn: Rutledge House, 1993) -- 160 pages Stats: Player Season Stats, Team All-Time Stats Photos: bw:(21) Indexed? y Bibliography? n Named people: Mickey Mantle; Bobby Murcer; Joe Pepitone; Mel Stottlemyre; Roy White; Thurman Munson; Ralph Houk; Sparky Lyle; Graig Nettles; Tom Tresh; Rocky Colavito Topics: New York Yankees; Fans; Popularity; Anecdotes


ť 1960 Baseball Story by Olderman, Murray, ed.
Pamphlet/Booklet (New York: Maco Magazine Corp., 1960) -- 63 pages Stats: Player season stats Photos: bw:(throughout) Indexed? n Bibliography? n Named people: Hank Aaron; Ernie Banks; Del Crandall; Willie McCovey; Eddie Mathews; Willie Mays; Charlie Neal; Vada Pinson; Johnny Antonelli; Don Drysdale; Luis Aparicio; Rocky Colavito; Nellie Fox; Al Kaline; Sherm Lollar; Frank Malzone; Mick Mantle Topics: Records; Statistics


ť Home-Run Hitters: Heroes of the Four Home-Run Game by Torres, John A.
Hardbound Book (New York: Macmillan Books for Young Readers, 1995) -- 120 pages Stats: Player Season Stats, Player Career Stats Photos: bw:(11) Indexed? n Bibliography? y Named people: Babe Ruth; Lou Gehrig; Chuck Klein; Pat Seerey; Gil Hodges; Joe Adcock; Rocky Colavito; Willie Mays; Mike Schmidt; bob Horner; Mark Whiten Topics: Profiles; Multi-Home Run Games; Juvenile Literature

BOOK SECTIONS


ť Rocky Colavito by Appel, Marty
Book Section from Yesterday's Heroes -- p. 88, 5 page(s) New York: The Dial Press, 1988 Stats: Player Career Stats, Bio Stats Photos: bw:(1) Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Biographies; Trades


ť Rocky Colavito by Swank, Bill
Book Section from Echoes From Lane Field; A History of The San Diego Padres 1936-1957 -- p. 141, 1 page(s) Paducah (KY): Turner Publishing Company, 1997 Stats: n Photos: bw:(1) Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Profiles; Minor League Careers; San Diego Padres; Anecdotes


ť King Rocco: Rocky Colavito by Daley, Arthur
Book Section from All The Home Run Kings -- p. 184, 9 page(s) New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1972 Stats: n Photos: n Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Biographies


ť Rocky Colavito by Falls, Joe
Book Section from Cult Baseball Players -- p. 58, 8 page(s) New York: Simon And Schuster, 1990 Stats: n Photos: bw:(2) Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Biographies; Cleveland Indians; Detroit Tigers; Trades


ť Cleveland Indians by James, Bill
Book Section from The Bill James Baseball Abstract 1982 -- p. 50, 4 page(s) New York:Ballantine Books, 1982 Stats: Team All-Time Stats Photos: n Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Transactions; Cleveland Indians


ť Colavito, Rocco Domenico "Rocky" by Martin, Douglas D.
Book Section from Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: Baseball -- p. 102, 2 page(s) New York: Greenwood Press, 1987 Stats: Player Career Stats, Bio Stats Photos: n Bibliography? y Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Biographies; Scouts; Coaches


ť Rocky Colavito - 1958 by Matos, Fred
Book Section from Baseball's Top 100: The Best Individual Seasons of All Time -- p. 158, 2 page(s) Wilton, Ct: Diamond Library, 1996 Stats: Player Season Stats Photos: n Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Profiles; 1958


ť The Rocky Colavito - Harvey Kuenn Trade by Pfenninger, Allen
Book Section from Baseball in Cleveland -- p. 8, 3 page(s) Cleveland: Society For American Baseball Research, 1990 Stats: n Photos: n Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n Named people: Rocky Colavito; Harvey Kuenn Topics: Trades


ť Rocky Colavito: You Can Go Home Again by Robinson, Ray
Book Section from Baseball Stars of 1966 -- p. 36, 6 page(s) New York: Pyramid Books, 1966 Stats: Player Career Stats Photos: n Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Biographies


ť The Failed Return Of 'Rocky' by Schneider, Russell
Book Section from Tribe Memories II -- p. 102 Cleveland: Tribe Memories, 1991 (Vol. 4) Stats: n Photos: bw:(1) Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n Named people: Rocky Colavito; Lou Piniella Topics: Biographies; Cleveland Indians


ť Colavito's Four Home Run Game: A Retrospective In Perspective by Weigand, Jim
Book Section from Grandstand Baseball Annual, 1989 -- p. 112, 5 page(s) Downey, Ca: Joseph M. Wayman, 1990 ť Notes: Reprinted In Grandstand Baseball Annual Special No. 1 (1991) Stats: Box/Line Scores Photos: n Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Biographies; Multi-Home Run Games


ť Rocky Colavito: Big Gun in Tigerland by Benagh, Jim
Book Section from Baseball Stars of 1963 -- p. 77, 5 page(s) New York: Pyramid Books, 1963 Stats: Player Career Stats Photos: n Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Profiles


ť Colavito Clubs Four in Baltimore: June 10, 1959 by Dittmar, Joe
Book Section from Box Scores -- p. 74, 2 page(s) Fairview Village, Pa: Joseph J. Dittmar, 1988 Stats: Box Scores Photos: bw:(1) Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: 0610959g; Multi-Home Run Games


ť Rocky Colavito: Problem Slugger by Kaplan, Dick
Book Section from Baseball Stars of 1961 -- p. 51, 8 page(s) New York: Pyramid Books, 1961 Stats: Player Career Stats Photos: n Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Profiles


ť Rocky Colavito: Four-in-One by Robinson, Ray
Book Section from Baseball Stars of 1960 -- p. 84, 8 page(s) New York: Pyramid Books, 1960 Stats: Player Career Stats Photos: n Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Profiles


ť Don't Knock the Rock by Schneider, Russell
Book Section from A Collection of Tribe Memories -- p. 22, 1 page(s) Cleveland: Russel Schneider Enterprises, 1990 Stats: n Photos: bw:(throughout) Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Cleveland Indians


ť Rocky Colavito by Silverman, Al
Book Section from Baseball Stars of 1959 -- p. 131, 6 page(s) New York: Pyramid Books, 1959 Stats: Player Career Stats Photos: n Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Profiles


ť Rocky Colavito And Norm Cash: Tiger Terrors by Rosenthal, Harold
Book Section from Baseball Stars of 1962 -- p. 69, 6 page(s) New York: Pyramid Books, 1962 Stats: Player Career Stats Photos: n Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n Named people: Norm Cash; Rocky Colavito Topics: Profiles; Hall of Famers


ť The "Should-Have-Hit 500 Club" by Blahous, Charles
Book Section from The Baseball Research Journal, Number 27 -- p. 11, 4 page(s) Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research, 1998 Stats: Career Stats Photos: bw:(2) Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n Named people: Lou Gehrig; Ralph Kiner; Duke Snider; Roger Maris; Rocky Colavito; Dale Murphy; Hank Greenberg; Jim Rice; Orlando Cepeda; Willie Stargell Topics: Power hitters; Home runs; Statistical analysis

ARTICLES


ť Rocky To Split Coaching, TV Chores
Article in The Sporting News April 2, 1977 (Vol. 183, Issue 13) -- p. 21, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Rocky Colavito; Frank Robinson; Phil Seghi Topics: Profiles; Coaches; Cleveland Indians; Broadcasting


ť Rocky First in A.L. To Hit HRs in 10 Parks in 1 Year
Article in The Sporting News July 12, 1961 (Vol. 151, Issue 25) -- p. 37, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Profiles; Home Runs; Records; Trivia


ť The New Faces in Sport
Article in Sport April, 1959 (Vol. 27, Issue 4) -- p. 15, 1 page(s) Column/Series Name: Special Issue Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Rocky Colavito; Bob Skinner; Elston Howard; Joey Jay; Carlton Willey; Solly Hemus Topics: Phenoms; 1959


ť Everybody Loves Rocky Colavito by Lebovitz, Hal
Article in Sport April, 1959 (Vol. 27, Issue 4) -- p. 56, 10 page(s) Column/Series Name: The Sport Special Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: c:(1); bw:(6) Named people: Rocky Colavito; Frank Lane; Joe Gordon Topics: Profiles; Cleveland Indians; 1958; 1959; Image; General Managers; Managers


ť Cleveland Lands Batting Champion by The Associated Press
Article in New York Times April 18, 1959 ť Notes: Reprinted in The New York Times Book of Baseball History: Major League Highlights From the Pages of The New York Times (p.212(2)) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(2) Named people: Rocky Colavito; Harvey Kuenn; Bill DeWitt; Frank Lane Topics: Trades; 1959; Cleveland Indians; Detroit Tigers; Batting Titles; League Leaders; Home Runs; American League; Salaries; 1960


ť 12 Big Timers Played Full Chart in First-Half Races by Davids, L. Robert
Article in The Sporting News July 19, 1961 (Vol. 151, Issue 26) -- p. 25, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Rocky Colavito; Norm Cash; Vic Power; Bubba Phillips; Roger Maris; Bobby Richardson; Brooks Robinson; Dick Howser; Vada Pinson; Gene Freese; Hank Aaron; Ron Santo Topics: Profiles; Endurance; 1961


ť Season in the Sun
Article in Time August 24, 1959 (Vol. 74, Issue 8) -- p. 50, 6 page(s) Column/Series Name: Sport Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(4) Named people: Rocky Colavito; Luis Aparicio; Roger Maris; Harmon Killebrew; Willie McCovey; Joe Cunningham; Orlando Cepeda; Vada Pinson; Bill White; Frank Malzone; Don Drysdale; Tito Francona; Frank Robinson Topics: Pennant Races; 1959; Popularity


ť Rocky Colavito: the Indian War Club by Cohane, Tim; Photographs by Bob Sandberg
Article in Look July 21, 1959 (Vol. 23, Issue 15) -- p. 84, 4 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: c:(1); bw:(3) Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Profiles; Comparisons


ť Why Cleveland Loves Colavito by Linn, Edward
Article in Saturday Evening Post July 25, 1959 (Vol. 232, Issue 4) -- p. 25, 3 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1) Named people: Rocky Colavito; Joe Gordon; Bobby Bragan; Frank Lane; Herb Score; Joe DiMaggio Topics: Profiles; Power Hitters; Popularity


ť Four For the Rock
Article in Time June 22, 1959 (Vol. 73, Issue 25) -- p. 53, 1 page(s) Column/Series Name: Sport Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1) Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Profiles; Power Hitters; Multi-Home Run Games; Records


ť Indian Idol
Article in Sports Illustrated June 29, 1959 (Vol. 10, Issue 26) -- p. 40, 2 page(s) ť Notes: Photo by Arnold Newman Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: c:(2) Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Profiles; Photography; Popularity


ť Colavito Hit Only 4 Homers at Briggs Stadium in 4 Years
Article in The Sporting News April 27, 1960 (Vol. 149, Issue 14) -- p. 3, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Profiles; Home Runs; Tiger Stadium


ť Explaining Drop in Homers by Holtzman, Jerome
Article in The Sporting News September 2, 1978 (Vol. 186, Issue 9) -- p. 29 Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Home Runs; Evaluations


ť Fans Cheer Bengals For Landing Colavito by Middlesworth, Hal
Article in The Sporting News April 27, 1960 (Vol. 149, Issue 14) -- p. 3, 2 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Rocky Colavito; Harvey Kuenn; Bill DeWitt Topics: Detroit Tigers; Trades; Evaluations


ť Swaps Leave Fearless Frankie On Spot: Tribe Fans Kick Up Storm Over Loss of Slugging Rocky by Lebovitz, Hal
Article in The Sporting News April 27, 1960 (Vol. 149, Issue 14) -- p. 3, 2 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1) Named people: Rocky Colavito; Harvey Kuenn; Frank Lane; Herb Score; Barry Latman Topics: Cleveland Indians; Trades; Controversies; Fans


ť Colavito's Mission: Bring Back Sizzle by McKenzie, Mike
Article in The Sporting News February 20, 1982 (Vol. 193, Issue 8) -- p. 38 Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Profiles; Batting Coaches; Recruiting


ť Teamwork Key To Pennant Production
Article in The Sporting News August 3, 1960 (Vol. 150, Issue 2) -- p. 12, 1 page(s) Column/Series Name: Editorial Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Rocky Colavito; Roger Maris; Earl Battey Topics: Leadership; Evaluations


ť What Cleveland Needs Is a Rocky II by Waggoner, Glen
Article in USA Today Baseball Weekly April 26, 1991 (Vol. 1, Issue 4) -- p. 20, 1 page(s) Column/Series Name: Opinion Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Rocky Colavito; Albert Belle Topics: Cleveland Indians


ť Rocky and Al, Powerhouses in 1959, Pushovers in '60
Article in The Sporting News July 13, 1960 (Vol. 149, Issue 25) -- p. 4, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Rocky Colavito; Al Kaline Topics: Profiles; Power Hitters; Decline; Comparisons


ť Rocky's Bat Sounds Loud Alarm, Waking Up Napping Bengals by Spoelstra, Watson
Article in The Sporting News July 20, 1960 (Vol. 149, Issue 26) -- p. 23, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1) Named people: Rocky Colavito; Al Kaline; Jimmie Dykes Topics: Profiles; Home Runs; Detroit Tigers


ť Big Day at Bat For Rocky
Article in The Sporting News July 20, 1960 (Vol. 149, Issue 26) -- p. 25, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Profiles; Grooves; Runs Batted In


ť Pass For Colavito Backfires On Yanks; Chico Bats in Run
Article in The Sporting News July 27, 1960 (Vol. 150, Issue 1) -- p. 21, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Rocky Colavito; Chico Fernandez; Casey Stengel Topics: Strategy; New York Yankees; Detroit Tigers


ť Rocky Can Roll With Verbal Punches, Understands Jeers
Article in The Sporting News July 27, 1960 (Vol. 150, Issue 1) -- p. 11, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Profiles; Player-Fan Relations; Attitude


ť Bengal Fans Sizing Up Colavito For Hank's Old 50-Homer Halo by Spoelstra, Watson
Article in The Sporting News June 14, 1961 (Vol. 151, Issue 21) -- p. 7, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1) Named people: Rocky Colavito; Bob Scheffing; Hank Greenberg; Charley Maxwell; Don Mossi Topics: Profiles; Home Runs; Milestones; Grooves



Article in The Sporting News June 14, 1961 (Vol. 151, Issue 21) -- p. 30, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1) Named people: Rocky Colavito; Roger Maris; Yogi Berra Topics: Advertisements; Endorsements; Gloves; Spalding (product)


ť Motor City Wheels Out Snappy Twin-Engine Job - Rock 'n' Sock by Spoelstra, Watson
Article in The Sporting News June 21, 1961 (Vol. 151, Issue 22) -- p. 12, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1) Named people: Rocky Colavito; Norm Cash Topics: Profiles; Power Hitters; Grooves; Detroit Tigers


ť Coates and Stafford Check Rocky's Skein at 15 Games
Article in The Sporting News June 28, 1961 (Vol. 151, Issue 23) -- p. 23, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Rocky Colavito; Jim Coates; Bill Stafford Topics: Profiles; Hitting Streaks


ť Rocky's New Stock of Sock Helps Rub Out Bengal Bumps by Spoelstra, Watson
Article in The Sporting News June 15, 1960 (Vol. 149, Issue 21) -- p. 18, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1) Named people: Rocky Colavito; Jim Bunning; Billy Hitchcock; Chico Fernandez; Jimmie Dykes Topics: Profiles; Grooves; Detroit Tigers


ť Rocky Colavito Recalls Game in Which He Hit Four Home Runs by Stewart, Wayne
Article in Baseball Digest February, 1993 (Vol. 52, Issue 2) -- p. 48, 5 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1) Named people: Rocky Colavito; Jerry Walker; Arnold Portocarrero; Ernie Johnson; Lou Gehrig; Mike Schmidt; Bob Horner; Charles Finley; Frank Lane Topics: 0610959g; Multi-Home Runs Games; Achievements; Fielders as Pitchers; Trades; Contract Negotiations


ť Anybody Can Have a Bad Decade But Three? by Kalamut, Anthony R.
Article in Dugout June, 1994 (Vol. 2, Issue 2) -- p. 27, 2 page(s) Column/Series Name: Book Review Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(3) Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Books; Cleveland Indians; Ineptitude; Trades


ť 'Awfully Strong Boy,' Says Fan Who Grabbed Rocky by King, Joe
Article in The Sporting News May 24, 1961 (Vol. 151, Issue 18) -- p. 11, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Rocky Colavito; Rip Collins Topics: Profiles; Ejections; Player-Fan Relations; Power; Evaluations


ť Yanks Victims of Rampaging Rocky
Article in The Sporting News May 24, 1961 (Vol. 151, Issue 18) -- p. 12, 1 page(s) Column/Series Name: Editorial Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Profiles; Ejections; Player-Fan Relations; Multi-Home Run Games; New York Yankees; Evaluations


ť Colavito Rockets Into Stands in Answering Call of the Clan by King, Joe
Article in The Sporting News May 24, 1961 (Vol. 151, Issue 18) -- p. 11, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1) Named people: Rocky Colavito; Jack Homel; Bernard Toner; Ed Hurley Topics: Profiles; Ejections; Player-Fan Relations; Family; Yankee Stadium


ť Colavito Balks at Scribe 'Trying To Read My Mind'
Article in The Sporting News May 18, 1960 (Vol. 149, Issue 17) -- p. 21, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Profiles; Media Relations; Psychology


ť Rocky Escapes Rhubarb Plaster, Juices Up His Home-Run Tempo by Spoelstra, Watson
Article in The Sporting News May 31, 1961 (Vol. 151, Issue 19) -- p. 9, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1) Named people: Rocky Colavito; Joe Cronin Topics: Profiles; Team Discipline; Home Runs


ť Colavito Cut Dashing Figure as Rock-a-Bye Socker by Spoelstra, Watson
Article in The Sporting News October 4, 1961 (Vol. 152, Issue 11) -- p. 21, 2 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Rocky Colavito; Norm Cash; Frank Lary; Jim Bunning Topics: Profiles; Home Runs; Detroit Tigers; Team Records


ť Rocky Ties Past HR High
Article in The Sporting News September 20, 1961 (Vol. 152, Issue 9) -- p. 19, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Profiles; Home Runs; Milestones


ť Colavito No. 2, Cash Third On Tiger Home-Run Roster by Spoelstra, Watson
Article in The Sporting News September 27, 1961 (Vol. 152, Issue 10) -- p. 5, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Rocky Colavito; Norm Cash; Hank Greenberg Topics: Profiles; Home Runs; Team Records; Single Season Records; Detroit Tigers


ť Rocky Colavito by Spoelstra, Watson
Article in The Sporting News September 6, 1961 (Vol. 152, Issue 7) -- p. 31, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1) Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Profiles; Home Runs; Grooves


ť Rocky's Raps 'Em All For Homers - Home Or Away by Tattersall, John C.
Article in The Sporting News September 6, 1961 (Vol. 152, Issue 7) -- p. 36, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1) Named people: Rocky Colavito; Mickey Mantle; Dick Stuart; Roberto Clemente; Willie Davis; Wally Post; Frank Thomas; Joe Adcock Topics: Profiles; Home Runs; Trivia


ť Has Rocky Colavito Been Overrated? by Mann, Jack
Article in Sport April, 1964 (Vol. 37, Issue 4) -- p. 24, 5 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(2); c:(1) Named people: Rocky Colavito; Al Kaline; Mickey Mantle; Willie Mays; Frank Lane; Jim Campbell; Jerry Lumpe; Harvey Kuenn; Joe DiMaggio; Joe Falls; Norm Cash Topics: Profiles; Team Changes; Comparisons; Detroit Tigers; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; Fan Opinions; Popularity; Player-Management Relations; Attitude; 0610959g; Multi-Home Runs Games; Evaluations; Writers


ť Return of a Hero: Rocky Colavito's Biggest Challenge by Sudyk, Bob
Article in Sport July, 1965 (Vol. 40, Issue 01) -- p. 12, 6 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(3); c:(1) Named people: Rocky Colavito; Jim Campbell; Harvey Kuenn; Frank Lane; Charley Finley; Topics: Profiles; Player-Fan Relations; Player-Management Relations; Trades; Popularity; Cleveland Indians; 1965; Executives


ť Nobody Knocks the Rock
Article in Time September 6, 1968 (Vol. 92, Issue 10) -- p. 77, 1 page(s) Column/Series Name: Sport Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1) Named people: Rocky Colavito; Ralph Houk Topics: Profiles; Hitters as Pitchers; New York Yankees; Wins


ť Colavito Ranks With York, Greenberg as Homer Star
Article in The Sporting News October 5, 1960 (Vol. 150, Issue 11) -- p. 44, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Rocky Colavito; Rudy York; Hank Greenberg; Charley Maxwell Topics: Profiles; Home Runs; Detroit Tigers


ť Lane's Deal Nets Rocky Neat Bonus
Article in The Sporting News September 14, 1960 (Vol. 150, Issue 8) -- p. 12, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Rocky Colavito; Frank Lane; Bill DeWitt Topics: Profiles; Contracts; Bonuses


ť Rocky's Gate Appeal Assures Walloper of Tiger Job Next Year by Spoelstra, Watson
Article in The Sporting News September 28, 1960 (Vol. 150, Issue 10) -- p. 19, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1) Named people: Rocky Colavito; Joe Gordon; Dick McAuliffe; Harry Chiti Topics: Profiles; Power Hitters; Popularity; Status; Detroit Tigers


ť Rocky Setting His Sights On Goal of 30 Home Runs by Spoelstra, Watson
Article in The Sporting News September 7, 1960 (Vol. 150, Issue 7) -- p. 15, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Profiles; Home Runs; Attitude


ť Pitchers Tame Sluggers as Major League All-Stars Play To Their First Tie by Teague, Robert L.
Article in New York Times August 1, 1961 ť Notes: Reprinted in The New York Times Book of Baseball History: Major League Highlights From the Pages of The New York Times (p.223(2)) Stats: Box/Line Scores Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1) Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: All-Star Games; 1961; 0731960g; Weather; Ties; Offense; Rainouts; Boston; Fenway Park


ť Colavito and Cash Supplying Bengals With RBI Dynamite by Spoelstra, Watson
Article in The Sporting News August 16, 1961 (Vol. 152, Issue 4) -- p. 25, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Rocky Colavito; Norm Cash Topics: Profiles; Runs Batted In; Detroit Tigers


ť 'Ruth Homer Mark Safe This Season,' Colavito Declares: Sees Day and Night Card as Too Tough by Spoelstra, Watson
Article in The Sporting News August 2, 1961 (Vol. 152, Issue 2) -- p. 11, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1) Named people: Rocky Colavito Topics: Profiles; Home Runs; Records; Detroit Tigers; Evaluations


ť Inside Facts by Roth, Allan
Article in Sport June, 1965 (Vol. 39, Issue 06) -- p. 112, 1 page(s) Column/Series Name: The sport Bonus report Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Warren Spahn; Luis Aparicio; Bob Johnson; Bobby Lillis; Willie Mays; Stan Musial; Lou Gehrig; Sandy Koufax; Rube Waddell; Walter Johnson; Rocky Colavito; Brooks Robinson; Orlando Cepeda; Willie McCovey Topics: Achievements; Anecdotes; Trivia



Article in Sport May, 1958 (Vol. 25, Issue 5) -- p. 5, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1) Named people: Don Larsen; Rocky Colavito Topics: Advertisements; Endorsements; Gloves; Spikes (Spalding Sporting Goods)



Article in Sport April, 1959 (Vol. 27, Issue 4) -- p. 5, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1) Named people: Yogi Berra; Rocky Colavito; Al Dark; Don Larsen Topics: Advertising; Gloves (Spalding Sporting Goods)


ť When Trader Lane Swapped 'A Hamburger For a Steak' by Falls, Joe
Article in The Sporting News April 11, 1981 (Vol. 191, Issue 15) -- p. 21 Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1) Named people: Frank Lane; Rocky Colavito Topics: Profiles; General Managers; Anecdotes


ť Indian Today, Ex-Indian Tomorrow
Article in The Sporting News April 27, 1960 (Vol. 149, Issue 14) -- p. 12, 1 page(s) Column/Series Name: Editorial Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Frank Lane; Rocky Colavito; Herb Score Topics: Cleveland Indians; Trades; Evaluations


ť One For One: How Six Big Trades Worked Out by Whitford, David
Article in Sport August, 1982 (Vol. 73, Issue 8) -- p. 66, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Harvey Kuenn; Rocky Colavito; Steve Carlton; Rick Wise; Garry Maddox; Willie Montanez; Toby Harrah; Buddy Bell; Jerry Reuss; Rick Rhoden; Steve Kemp; Chet Lemon Topics: Trades; Anecdotes; Evaluations


ť Waiting Serves Royals' Martin by McKenzie, Mike
Article in The Sporting News June 21, 1982 (Vol. 193, Issue 26) -- p. 23 Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1) Named people: Jerry Martin; Rocky Colavito; Dick Howser; Frank Robinson Topics: Profiles; Batting


ť Howser and Rocky Facing Jury Trial by McKenzie, Mike
Article in The Sporting News November 8, 1982 (Vol. 194, Issue 19) -- p. 32 Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Dick Howser; Rocky Colavito Topics: Trials; Profiles; Managers; Coaches


ť Kuenn Gives Tepee Big Edge Over Bengals in Rocky Swap
Article in The Sporting News July 6, 1960 (Vol. 149, Issue 24) -- p. 7, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Harvey Kuenn; Rocky Colavito Topics: Trades; Cleveland Indians; Detroit Tigers; Evaluations


ť Home Run Derby Rematch Thrills Fans by Mortenson, Tom
Article in Sports Collectors Digest September 13, 1991 (Vol. 18, Issue 37) -- p. 40, 1 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Harmon Killebrew; Rocky Colavito Topics: Home Run Derbies; Television


ť How Ballplayers Fight For Private Lives; Baseball Success Demands Many Sacrifices - a Lion's Cage Existence and a Catch-As-Catch-Can Family Life Among Them. as the Players Reveal Here, Being a Celebrity Isn't All Fun by Dexter, Charles
Article in Sport October, 1962 (Vol. 34, Issue 4) -- p. 14, 5 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(2) Named people: Roger Kanehl; Rocky Colavito Topics: Player-Fan Relations; Popularity; Pressure; Autographs


ť Hit-Hungry Bengals Fatten Up On Homer Diet by Spoelstra, Watson
Article in The Sporting News June 22, 1960 (Vol. 149, Issue 22) -- p. 11, 2 page(s) Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n Named people: Jimmie Dykes; Rocky Colavito; Chico Fernandez;