Joe Pignatano

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Joe Pignatano

Pignatano as the Mets' bullpen coach, 1969.
Catcher
Born: August 4, 1929 (1929-08-04) (age 82)
Brooklyn, New York
Batted: Right Threw: Right 
MLB debut
April 28, 1957 for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1962 for the New York Mets
Career statistics
Batting average     .234
Home runs     16
Runs scored     81
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Joseph Benjamin Pignatano (born August 4, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York) was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played from 1957-1962.

He played in the 1959 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers and ended his playing career with the New York Mets, hitting into a triple play in his final Major League at bat.[1]

After his playing career ended, he was a coach for the Washington Senators (1965-1967), New York Mets (1968-1981) and Atlanta Braves (1982-1985). During his years as bullpen coach with the Mets, Pignatano cultivated a vegetable garden in the bullpen.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Nash, Bruce (1989). Baseball Hall of Shame. Allan Zullo. Simon and Schuster. pp. 184. ISBN 9780671687663. 
  2. ^ Shamsky, Art; Zeman, Barry; Costas, Bob; Namath, Joe; Seaver, Tom; Bradley, Bill (2006). The Magnificent Seasons. Macmillan. p. 118. ISBN 031233253X. http://books.google.com/books?id=sk2cl1PsY64C&lpg=PP1&dq=The%20Magnificent%20Seasons%3A%20How%20the%20Jets%2C%20Mets%2C%20and%20Knicks%20Made%20Sports%20HIstory%20and%20Uplifted%20a%20City%20and%20the%20Country&pg=PA118#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2011-10-31. 

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