Umberto Calzolari
| Umberto Calzolari | |
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| Born: 4 June 1938 Bologna, Italy | |
| Died: 29 July 2018 (aged 80) Bologna, Italy | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Serie A1 debut | |
| 1958, for the ACLI Bologna | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1976, for the Fortitudo Bologna | |
| Serie A statistics (through 1976) | |
| Batting average | .292 |
| Home runs | 32 |
| Runs batted in | 305 |
| Win–loss record | 152–59 |
| Earned run average | 2.16 |
| Saves | 4 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Umberto Calzolari (4 June 1938 – 29 July 2018) was an Italian baseball player.
Biography
[edit]Nicknamed "Professor", Calzolari played in ACLI Bologna from 1958 to 1963, when the team merged into Fortitudo Bologna. With Fortitudo Bologna he won three championships – in 1969, in 1972 and in 1974 – and a European Champion Clubs' Cup in 1973.[1]
Fortitudo Bologna retired his number (8), and, in 1982, La Fibs awarded him the Golden Diamond for his career.[2]
In 1993 with Alfredo Meli he founded the AIBxC (Italian Baseball Association for the Blind).
In 2014 he was included in the Italian Hall of Fame of baseball and softball as a coach.[3]
He died in 2018 at the age of 80.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Morto Calzolari, gloria baseball azzurro". EuroNews. July 29, 2018.
- ^ "Baseball: morto Calzolari, Professore della Fortitudo nella Hall of Fame". La Gazzetta dello Sport. July 29, 2018.
- ^ "UMBERTO CALZOLARI". Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball.
- ^ "Baseball: morto Calzolari, era nella hall of fame". Repubblica.it. July 29, 2018.
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