Joe Pignatano
American baseball player
Joseph Benjamin Pignatano (August 4, 1929 – May 23, 2022) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers (1957–60), Kansas City Athletics (1961), San Francisco Giants (1962) and New York Mets (1962). He won the World Series twice in 1959 and 1969. Pignatano was born in New York City.
Joe Pignatano | |||
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Catcher | |||
Born: New York City, U.S. | August 4, 1929|||
Died: May 23, 2022 Naples, Florida, U.S. | (aged 92)|||
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MLB debut | |||
April 28, 1957, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
September 30, 1962, for the New York Mets | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .234 | ||
Home runs | 16 | ||
Runs batted in | 62 | ||
Teams | |||
Career highlights and awards | |||
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Pignatano died on May 23, 2022 in Naples, Florida from problems caused by dementia, at the age of 92.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Joe Pignatano passed away this morning". MLB. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.