Mickey Rocco
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Michael Dominick Rocco
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 5' 11", Weight 188 lb.
- Debut June 5, 1943
- Final Game June 24, 1946
- Born March 2, 1916 in St. Paul, MN USA
- Died June 1, 1997 in St. Paul, MN USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Mickey Rocco was the regular first baseman for the wartime Cleveland Indians from 1943-45 and also played for the team in 1946.
Rocco was a long-time minor leaguer (1935-52), hitting over 20 home runs in a season six times and sometimes also hitting over .300. He was at Buffalo in the early 1940's and in the PCL in the late 1940's. Rocco was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 1946 Rule V draft from the Los Angeles Angels.
He was also considered a good fielder.
Les Fleming was his bane. Fleming, who had been the regular first baseman in 1942, came back to take over the position from Rocco after the war. Later, Fleming became the first baseman at San Francisco in 1950 while Rocco moved to Portland.
