Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. He played Major League Baseball as a second baseman for fourteen seasons (1926 to 1939) with the New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants. Nicknamed "Poosh 'Em Up Tony" by fans of fellow Italian ancestry, he was for twelve years the mainstay at second base for the Yankees in a era that saw the team field all-time great players like Joe DiMaggio, Babe Ruth, Lefty Gomez and Lou Gehrig, and was an integral part of the legendary 1927 team. He helped the team to five World Series titles during his tenure (1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937), and hit the second grand slam in World Series history during Game 2 of the 1936 contest. After stints with the Cubs, Dodgers and Giants at the end of his career, he retired with a career totals of 1,740 games played, 986 runs, 1,840 hits, 178 home runs, and a .292 batting average. After his Major League career ended he spent a number of years managing in the minor leagues. He died from a massive heart attack, which caused his fall down the stairs at his home at the age of 42. In 1991 he was inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, having been selected by the Veterans Committee.
Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. He played Major League Baseball as a second baseman for fourteen seasons (1926 to 1939) with the New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants. Nicknamed "Poosh 'Em Up Tony" by fans of fellow Italian ancestry, he was for twelve years the mainstay at second base for the Yankees in a era that saw the team field all-time great players like Joe DiMaggio, Babe Ruth, Lefty Gomez and Lou Gehrig, and was an integral part of the legendary 1927 team. He helped the team to five World Series titles during his tenure (1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937), and hit the second grand slam in World Series history during Game 2 of the 1936 contest. After stints with the Cubs, Dodgers and Giants at the end of his career, he retired with a career totals of 1,740 games played, 986 runs, 1,840 hits, 178 home runs, and a .292 batting average. After his Major League career ended he spent a number of years managing in the minor leagues. He died from a massive heart attack, which caused his fall down the stairs at his home at the age of 42. In 1991 he was inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, having been selected by the Veterans Committee.
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