Marino Pieretti Notable

b. September 23, 1920 · Washington Senators 1945–1948, Chicago White Sox 1948–1949, Cleveland Indians 1950

Marino Pieretti played for three clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Washington Senators in 1945 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1950.

He went 30 and 38 with a 4.53 earned run average, pitching 673.7 innings in 194 games. He struck out 188, completed 21 of his 68 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 220 games he batted .217, with 45 hits and 20 runs. He finished with 3 doubles and 1 stolen base.

He was born in Lucca, Tuscany, Italy on September 23, 1920, and died on January 30, 1981. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1945	WSH	44	81	7	18	2	1	9	3	8	0	.222
1946	WSH	30	14	0	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	.214
1947	WSH	23	26	1	6	0	0	1	0	1	0	.231
1948	CHW/WSH	45	41	6	7	0	0	4	4	7	1	.171
1949	CHW	48	38	6	9	1	0	3	0	7	0	.237
1950	CLE	30	7	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	.286
Career	—	220	207	20	45	3	1	18	8	27	1	.217

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1945	WSH	14	13	44	27	2	233.1	235	86	91	66	3.32
1946	WSH	2	2	30	2	0	62.0	70	41	40	20	5.95
1947	WSH	2	4	23	10	0	83.1	97	39	47	32	4.21
1948	CHW/WSH	8	12	29	19	1	131.2	135	80	59	34	5.47
1949	CHW	4	6	39	9	4	116.0	131	71	54	25	5.51
1950	CLE	0	1	29	1	1	47.1	45	22	30	11	4.18
Career	—	30	38	194	68	8	673.2	713	339	321	188	4.53

On this day & linked events

1920

Born September 23, 1920

Lucca, Tuscany, Italy

1981

Died January 30, 1981

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain