Phil Gagliano

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Phil Gagliano
Utility player
Born: (1941-12-27)December 27, 1941
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Died: December 19, 2016(2016-12-19) (aged 74)
Hollister, Missouri, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 16, 1963, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1974, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average.238
Home runs14
Runs batted in159
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Philip Joseph Gagliano (December 27, 1941 – December 19, 2016) was an American

utility infielder/outfielder and pinch hitter for four clubs (principally the St. Louis Cardinals) between 1963 and 1974
. He threw and batted right-handed, and was listed as 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and 180 pounds (82 kg).

A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Gagliano came from a baseball family; he was the nephew of a prominent American Legion and high school coach, Tony Gagliano, and his younger brother Ralph also was an infielder in professional baseball who appeared in the majors, although only for one game in 1965. Phil graduated from Memphis' Christian Brothers High School, where he played for his uncle and was a teammate and schoolmate of Tim McCarver. Gagliano and McCarver, as fellow Cardinals from 1963 through 1969, became two of the four Christian Brothers High School baseball alumni to have played in the World Series as of 2017.

Gagliano reached the majors for the first time after three full years in the St. Louis

at bats; he earned a championship ring when the Cardinals defeated the Boston Red Sox in seven games in 1967
.

Gagliano's tenure in St. Louis ended in May

bases on balls in 46 plate appearances
, and he retired from baseball.

In his 702

MLB games, Gagliano collected 336 hits, with 50 doubles, seven triples, 14 home runs, and 159 career RBI. He batted .238 lifetime. Despite his success from 1971–1973, he batted only .201 over his 12-year career as a pinch hitter.[3] In the field, he appeared in 171 games at second base, 133 at third, 64 as a corner outfielder, 30 as a first baseman, and two as a shortstop.[4]

After leaving baseball, he worked in sales and operations management and retired in 2002.[5] Phil Gagliano died at his home in Hollister, Missouri, on December 19, 2016, at the age of 74.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Bucs Swing 6-Player Deal with Kansas City Royals," The Associated Press (AP), Thursday, December 3, 1970. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Retrosheet: Batting splits for Phil Gagliano, 1971–1973
  3. Baseball Reference: Career batting splits for Phil Gagliano
  4. ^ Player page at Retrosheet
  5. ^ Nowlin, Bill, Phil Gagliano, Society for American Baseball Research Biography Project
  6. ^ "Ex-Memphian, St. Louis Cardinal Phil Gagliano dies at 74"

External links

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