What is the name of the former New York Yankee shortstop who was given the nickname The Scooter?

Answer 1

The Scooter is an animated talking Baseball used by Fox Sports to explain some simple baseball concepts to children. Fan reaction to the scooter was generally quite negative, similar to the reactions to other animated talking assistants like Microsoft's Clippy (the animated paper clip).

Yankee shortstop (and later announcer) Phil Rizzuto was also called The Scooter. The nickname was used in Terry Cashman's Talking Baseball ("The Scooter, the Barber, and the Newc").

Answer 2

That could be Scooter Tucker. -----
Or it could be Phil Rizzuto, Yankees shortstop between 1941-1956.

Answer 3

Former Yankees shortstop Phil Rizzuto was nicknamed "The Scooter".

Answer 4

Phil Rizzuto fits that bill.