Rick Lancellotti
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Richard Anthony Lancellotti (born July 5, 1956) is an American former first baseman-outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the San Diego Padres (1982), San Francisco Giants (1986) and Boston Red Sox (1990). He batted and threw left-handed.
Lancellotti moved frequently in his youth, leaving Concord, New Hampshire, for Cherry Hill, New Jersey, as a teenager[1] and transferred to Cherry Hill High School East in his junior year where he made the baseball team as a pitcher.[1][2]
A gifted
In 1979, Lancellotti was named the
In
Lancellotti did not win another chance in the majors until August 1990, when he played four games for the Boston Red Sox and went 0-for-8. Lancellotti was a major player in the Red Sox famous Rally Cap game where several teammates used cups on their ears, hats on catcher-style, and shave cream on their faces. Dwight Evans homered to turn the game around during this comedic mêlée. Before the promotion he had 10 home runs for Triple-A
In a three-season major league career, Lancellotti was a .169 hitter with two home runs and 11 RBI in 36 games. He belted 276 home runs in his minor league career, setting a mark that still stands to this day.[when?]
Lancellotti gained induction into the Buffalo Baseball Hall of Fame in August 1995.
Lancellotti's daughter, Katie Lancellotti, played
References
- ^ a b c Motyka, Paul. Rick Lancellotti, Society for American Baseball Research. Accessed January 2, 2018. "Rick and his family moved to Cherry Hill, New Jersey, when he was a junior in high school. The move was tough for the teenager as he was leaving behind a comfortable smaller-town environment for one where he didn’t know anyone and the high school was much larger: 3,500 students as opposed to 800 in Concord."
- ^ Rick Lancellotti Baseball Stats, Baseball Almanac. Accessed January 2, 2018. "High School: Cherry Hill High School East (Cherry Hill, NJ)"
- ^ Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
- ^ Buffalo School of Baseball
- ^ "Katie Lancellotti Bio - The Official Web Site of Canisius College Athletics". gogriffs.com. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Rick Lancellotti at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
- Life in the Minors: No Fame or Fortune, Only Diamonds in seven countries