Joe Pignatano

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: August 4, 1929 in Brooklyn, NY us

Died: May 23, 2022 in Naples, FL

Buried: Naples Memorial Gardens, Naples, FL

High School: George Westinghouse Vocational Technical HS (Brooklyn, NY)

Debut: April 28, 1957 (Age 27-267d, 11,438th in major league history)
vs. PIT 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1962 (Age 33-057d)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1958 season

Full Name: Joseph Benjamin Pignatano

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Relatives: Cousin of Pete Falcone

1959 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.5

689

161

.234

RBI

OBP

.332

SLG

.351

OPS

.683

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 17	LAD	@	SFG	L,4-7	GS	30	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
2	4	Apr 18	LAD		SFG	W,6-5	GF	19	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
3	5	Apr 19	LAD		SFG	L,4-11	CG	43	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
4	7 (1)	Apr 22	LAD		CHC	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
5	12 (4)	Apr 27	LAD		STL	W,10-3	GF	7	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	19 (6)	May 4 (2)	LAD		PHI	W,15-2	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
7	22 (2)	May 7	LAD		PHI	L,3-9	CG	46	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
8	24 (1)	May 10	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	34	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	C
9	26 (1)	May 13	LAD		SFG	L,9-16	CG	56	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
10	32 (5)	May 18 (2)	LAD	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
11	33	May 20	LAD	@	MLN	W,6-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR C
12	41 (7)	May 30 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	L,8-10	GS	29	6.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	51 (9)	Jun 11	LAD		PHI	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
14	57 (5)	Jun 18	LAD	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
15	58	Jun 19	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
16	59	Jun 20	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
17	60	Jun 21	LAD	@	PIT	L,7-11	CG	46	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
18	61	Jun 22 (1)	LAD	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
19	62	Jun 22 (2)	LAD	@	PIT	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR C
20	64 (1)	Jun 24 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	W,13-10	GF	15	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	PR C
21	65	Jun 24 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	W,7-2	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	71 (5)	Jul 1	LAD	@	STL	W,9-3	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
23	73 (1)	Jul 3 (2)	LAD		STL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
24	81 (7)	Jul 13 (2)	LAD		CIN	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
25	85 (3)	Jul 17	LAD		PIT	W,5-3	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
26	88 (2)	Jul 20	LAD		PHI	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
27	90 (1)	Jul 23 (2)	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
28	91	Jul 24	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-5	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
29	95 (3)	Jul 27 susp	LAD	@	PHI	L,2-6	GS	27	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
30	97 (1)	Jul 30	LAD	@	MLN	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
31	98	Jul 31	LAD	@	MLN	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	99	Aug 1	LAD	@	CIN	W,6-2	GS	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
33	100	Aug 2	LAD	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
34	102 (1)	Aug 3 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	C
35	106 (3)	Aug 7	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
36	107	Aug 8	LAD		SFG	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
37	108	Aug 9	LAD		SFG	L,3-6	CG	35	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	C
38	111 (2)	Aug 13	LAD		CHC	W,6-5	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
39	114 (2)	Aug 15 (2)	LAD		STL	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
40	116 (1)	Aug 17 (2)	LAD		STL	W,9-3	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
41	117	Aug 19 (1)	LAD		MLN	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
42	118	Aug 19 (2)	LAD		MLN	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
43	119	Aug 20	LAD		MLN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
44	120	Aug 21	LAD		MLN	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
45	121	Aug 23	LAD		MLN	W,10-1	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
46	122	Aug 24	LAD		CIN	L,5-6	GS	32	7.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
47	123	Aug 25	LAD		CIN	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
48	125 (1)	Aug 27	LAD		CIN	L,7-8	GS	40	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
49	128 (2)	Aug 30 (2)	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	131 (2)	Sep 1 (2)	LAD	@	SFG	L,5-6	GS	45	12.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
51	133 (1)	Sep 3	LAD		SFG	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
52	134	Sep 4	LAD		SFG	L,3-13	CG	49	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
53	135	Sep 5	LAD	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
54	140 (4)	Sep 11	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
55	143 (2)	Sep 14	LAD	@	MLN	W,5-3	GF	12	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
56	145 (1)	Sep 16 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
57	153 (7)	Sep 26 (2)	LAD		CHC	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
							57gm		408.2	286	18	0	304	3