Sonny Senerchia

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Sonny Senerchia
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Emanuel Robert "Sonny" Senerchia (April 6, 1931 – November 1, 2003) was an American professional baseball player who appeared in 29 games of Major League Baseball with the 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates and later became a professional musician as well as a teacher and college baseball coach.[2]

He was born and brought up in

Garden State Arts Center Orchestra, and the Toms River Symphony.[2] He also performed as a violinist with Pearl Bailey, Jack Benny and others.[2] As a jazz musician, he played clarinet, saxophone, flute and piano in ensembles and big bands.[2]

Senerchia's professional baseball career lasted for eight seasons (1949; 1952–58). He threw and batted

minor leaguer
.

However, he appeared in the Major Leagues almost exclusively as a third baseman, starting 26 games at the position for the last place Pirates during the final six weeks of the

New York Giants on September 11.[4]

After his playing days ended, Senerchia became a teacher and head baseball coach of Monmouth University, as well as a professional musician. He also was a race car driver and private pilot, and appeared on local TV and radio as a sports personality, living in Long Branch, Ocean Township and Spring Lake, where he resided for 20 years.[2] He died from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident in Freehold Township, New Jersey, at age 72.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Baseball Players: Died in NJ". Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g The Asbury Park Press, 2003-11-07, re-published in thedeadballera.com
  3. ^ 1952-8-24 box score from Retrosheet
  4. ^ 1952-9-11 box score from Retrosheet

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