Bobby Del Greco
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Robert George Del Greco (April 7, 1933 – October 13, 2019) was an American
Del Greco grew up in Pittsburgh's Hill District and was signed by the hometown Pirates. They traded him to the Cardinals on May 17, 1956, in a deal that brought center fielder Bill Virdon to Pittsburgh.[1]
After spending most of 1957 with the seventh-place Cubs and in
In nine major league seasons Del Greco played in 731 games, with 1,982 at bats, 271 runs, 454 hits, 95 doubles, 11 triples, 42 home runs, 169 RBI, 16 stolen bases, 271 walks, a .229 batting average, a .330 on-base percentage, a .352 slugging percentage, 697 total bases, and 29 sacrifice hits.
Del Greco died October 13, 2019.[2]
On October 29, 2022, Del Greco was posthumously inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
References
- ^ "Robert Del Greco Obituary". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- ^ Love, Michael (June 21, 2022). "6 W.Pa. athletic greats part of PA Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2022". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet