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John Cangelosi

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b. March 10, 1963 · Chicago White Sox 1985–1986, Pittsburgh Pirates 1987–1990, Texas Rangers 1992, New York Mets 1994, Houston Astros 1995–1996, Florida Marlins 1997–1998, Colorado Rockies 1999

Cangelosi became a regular with the White Sox in 1986 and stole a career-high 50 bases. He also scored 65 runs, drew 71 walks and collected 103 hits across 137 games, the only season in which he reached 400 at bats.

Thirteen seasons gave him 501 hits, 73 doubles, 154 stolen bases, 328 runs, 358 walks and a .250 average across 1,038 games. He played 617 games in the outfield. Cangelosi also made three pitching appearances, one each in 1988, 1995 and 1997, and allowed no earned runs in four innings.

After Chicago, Cangelosi spent four seasons with Pittsburgh and later played for Texas, the Mets, Houston, Florida and Colorado. He hit a career-high .318 across 201 at bats for the Astros in 1995. His final season came with the Rockies in 1999.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1985 CHW 5220 000 0010 .000
1986 CHW 13743865103 1632 32716150 .235
1987 PIT 1041824450 834 18463321 .275
1988 PIT 751181830 410 817169 .254
1989 PIT 1121601835 420 9352011 .219
1990 PIT 58761315 200 111127 .197
1992 TEX 73851216 201 618166 .188
1994 NYM 621111428 400 419205 .252
1995 HOU 902014664 522 18484221 .318
1996 HOU 1082624969 1141 16444117 .263
1997 FLA 1031922847 801 1219335 .245
1998 FLA 1041711943 801 1030232 .251
1999 COL 7601 100 0040 .167
Career 10382004328501 731512 134358322154 .250

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1988 PIT 0010 02.01 0000.00
1995 HOU 0010 01.00 0100.00
1997 FLA 0010 01.00 0100.00
Career 0030 04.01 020 0.00

On this day & linked events

1963

Born March 10, 1963

Brooklyn, NY, USA

1985

Major-league debut: John Cangelosi

John Cangelosi made a major-league debut on June 30, 1985.

1999

Final major-league game: John Cangelosi

John Cangelosi played a final major-league game on September 22, 1999.

Image: Rob Broder, public domain