1938
Born April 22, 1938
Teaneck, NJ, USA
John Orsino Notable
b. April 22, 1938 · San Francisco Giants 1961–1962, Baltimore Orioles 1963–1965, Washington Senators 1966–1967
John Orsino played for three clubs across seven seasons as a catcher, opening with the San Francisco Giants in 1961 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1967.
Across 332 games he batted .249, with 252 hits and 114 runs. He finished with 40 home runs, 44 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He played 280 games behind the plate, with 1,567 putouts and 31 errors. He turned 19 double plays.
He was born in Teaneck, NJ, USA on April 22, 1938, and died on November 1, 2016. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | SFG | 25 | 83 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .277 |
| 1962 | SFG | 18 | 48 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .271 |
| 1963 | BAL | 116 | 379 | 53 | 103 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 56 | 38 | 53 | 2 | .272 |
| 1964 | BAL | 81 | 248 | 21 | 55 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 55 | 0 | .222 |
| 1965 | BAL | 77 | 232 | 30 | 54 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 23 | 51 | 1 | .233 |
| 1966 | WSA | 14 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .174 |
| 1967 | WSA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 332 | 1014 | 114 | 252 | 44 | 5 | 40 | 123 | 92 | 191 | 3 | .249 |
On this day & linked events
2016
Died November 1, 2016
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