Sam Gentile
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Sam Gentile | |
|---|---|
| File:Sam Gentile.jpeg | |
| Pinch hitter / Pinch runner | |
| Born: October 12, 1916 Charlestown, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Died: May 4, 1998 (aged 81) Everett, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 24, 1943, for the Boston Braves | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 31, 1943, for the Boston Braves | |
| MLB statistics | |
| At bats | 4 |
| Runs | 1 |
| Hits | 1 |
| Doubles | 1 |
| Batting average | .250 |
| Stats at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Managerial record at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Teams | |
| |
Samuel Christopher Gentile (October 12, 1916 – May 4, 1998) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Braves during its 1943 season, being used exclusively as a pinch hitter and pinch runner in just eight games.[1] He served in the United States Navy during World War II. He spent 43 years as recreation director for the city of Everett, Massachusetts and was a member of its city council from 1988 to 1994.[2]
Sources
[edit | edit source]- ^ Baseball Almanac
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Sam Gentile at Find a GraveLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
.jpg){kind=link}
Categories:
- 1916 births
- 1998 deaths
- Baseball players from Boston
- Burials at Woodlawn Cemetery (Everett, Massachusetts)
- Boston Braves players
- Canton Terriers players
- Danville Leafs players
- Danville-Scholfield Leafs players
- Greensboro Red Sox players
- Moultrie Packers players
- Pawtucket Slaters players
- Rocky Mount Red Sox players
- St. John's University (New York City) alumni
- Massachusetts city council members
- Politicians from Everett, Massachusetts
- Baseball players from Everett, Massachusetts
- United States Navy personnel of World War II
- American baseball outfielder, 1910s birth stubs