1929
Born August 4, 1929
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Joe Pignatano Notable
b. August 4, 1929 · Brooklyn Dodgers 1957, Los Angeles Dodgers 1958–1960, Kansas City Athletics 1961, San Francisco Giants 1962, New York Mets 1962
Joe Pignatano played for five clubs across six seasons as a catcher, opening with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1957 and closing with the New York Mets in 1962.
Across 307 games he batted .234, with 161 hits and 81 runs. He finished with 16 home runs, 25 doubles and 8 stolen bases.
He played 267 games behind the plate, with 1,361 putouts and 15 errors. He turned 22 double plays.
He was born in Brooklyn, NY, USA on August 4, 1929, and died on May 23, 2022. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | BRO | 8 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .214 |
| 1958 | LAD | 63 | 142 | 18 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 4 | .218 |
| 1959 | LAD | 52 | 139 | 17 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 1 | .237 |
| 1960 | LAD | 58 | 90 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 1 | .233 |
| 1961 | KCA | 92 | 243 | 31 | 59 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 36 | 42 | 2 | .243 |
| 1962 | NYM/SFG | 34 | 61 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0 | .230 |
| Career | — | 307 | 689 | 81 | 161 | 25 | 4 | 16 | 62 | 94 | 116 | 8 | .234 |
On this day & linked events
2022
Died May 23, 2022
Image: Joe_Pignatano,_Eddie_Yost,_Yogi_Berra_1969.jpeg, CC BY-SA 2.0