1934
Born January 23, 1934
San Pedro, CA, USA
Joey Amalfitano Notable
b. January 23, 1934 · New York Giants 1954–1955, San Francisco Giants 1960–1961, 1963, Houston Colt .45's 1962, Chicago Cubs 1964–1967
Joey Amalfitano played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the New York Giants in 1954 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1967.
Across 643 games he batted .244, with 418 hits and 248 runs. He finished with 9 home runs, 67 doubles and 19 stolen bases.
He played 398 games at second base, with 987 assists and 55 errors. He turned 209 double plays.
He was born in San Pedro, CA, USA on January 23, 1934. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NYG | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1955 | NYG | 36 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .227 |
| 1960 | SFG | 106 | 328 | 47 | 91 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 2 | .277 |
| 1961 | SFG | 109 | 384 | 64 | 98 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 44 | 59 | 7 | .255 |
| 1962 | HOU | 117 | 380 | 44 | 90 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 45 | 43 | 4 | .237 |
| 1963 | SFG | 54 | 137 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 2 | .175 |
| 1964 | CHC | 100 | 324 | 51 | 78 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 40 | 42 | 2 | .241 |
| 1965 | CHC | 67 | 96 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 2 | .271 |
| 1966 | CHC | 41 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .158 |
| 1967 | CHC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 643 | 1715 | 248 | 418 | 67 | 19 | 9 | 123 | 185 | 224 | 19 | .244 |
On this day & linked events
1954
Major-league debut: Joey Amalfitano
Joey Amalfitano made a major-league debut on May 2, 1954.
1967
Final major-league game: Joey Amalfitano
Joey Amalfitano played a final major-league game on June 27, 1967.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain