Vito Valentinetti
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Vito John Valentinetti
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 195 lb.
- School Iona College
- Debut June 20, 1954
- Final Game May 11, 1959
- Born September 16, 1928 in West New York, NJ USA
[edit] Biographical Information
One website gives Vito Valentinetti the award for having the most Italian name in baseball history. Vito spent his major league career with teams that were at or under .500, except for his debut with the 1954 Chicago White Sox where he pitched in one game in 1954.
He was the first of three major leaguers to come from Iona College (as of 2006). All of the three were pitchers.
Valentinetti missed all of the 1952 season and most of the 1951 and 1953 seasons due to military service.
