Quote of the day: Nellie Fox on Phil Rizzuto

Chicago White Sox second baseman Nellie Fox in 1955 on Phil Rizzuto, the New York Yankees’ 5-foot-6, 150-pound shortstop who like Fox eventually ends up in the Hall of Fame:

“You don’t have to be big to be a big leaguer. Look at Phil Rizzuto. He’s really small and he’s been one of the greatest that ever was.”