1929
Born December 18, 1929
San Francisco, CA, USA
Gino Cimoli Notable
b. December 18, 1929 · Brooklyn Dodgers 1956–1957, Los Angeles Dodgers 1958, St. Louis Cardinals 1959, Pittsburgh Pirates 1960–1961, Milwaukee Braves 1961, Kansas City Athletics 1962–1964, Baltimore Orioles 1964, California Angels 1965
Gino Cimoli played for eight clubs across 10 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1956 and closing with the California Angels in 1965.
Across 969 games he batted .265, with 808 hits and 370 runs. He finished with 44 home runs, 133 doubles and 21 stolen bases.
He led the league in triples once, in 1962, with 15. He played 909 games in the outfield, with 1,547 putouts and 43 errors.
He was an All-Star in 1957.
He was born in San Francisco, CA, USA on December 18, 1929, and died on February 12, 2011. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1957 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | BRO | 73 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .111 |
| 1957 | BRO | 142 | 532 | 88 | 156 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 57 | 39 | 86 | 3 | .293 |
| 1958 | LAD | 109 | 325 | 35 | 80 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 18 | 49 | 3 | .246 |
| 1959 | STL | 143 | 519 | 61 | 145 | 40 | 7 | 8 | 72 | 37 | 83 | 7 | .279 |
| 1960 | PIT | 101 | 307 | 36 | 82 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 32 | 43 | 1 | .267 |
| 1961 | MLN/PIT | 58 | 184 | 16 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 1 | .234 |
| 1962 | KCA | 152 | 550 | 67 | 151 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 71 | 40 | 89 | 2 | .275 |
| 1963 | KCA | 145 | 529 | 56 | 139 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 48 | 39 | 72 | 3 | .263 |
| 1964 | BAL/KCA | 42 | 67 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .119 |
| 1965 | CAL | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 969 | 3054 | 370 | 808 | 133 | 48 | 44 | 321 | 221 | 474 | 21 | .265 |
On this day & linked events
2011
Died February 12, 2011
1956
Major-league debut: Gino Cimoli
Gino Cimoli made a major-league debut on April 19, 1956.
1965
Final major-league game: Gino Cimoli
Gino Cimoli played a final major-league game on May 7, 1965.
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