Michael Angelo LiPetri (July 6, 1929 – November 17, 2016) was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher who stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg), he appeared in ten Major League Baseball games for the 1956 and 1958 Philadelphia Phillies.
Angelo LiPetri | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Brooklyn, New York | July 6, 1929|
Died: November 17, 2016 Farmingdale, New York | (aged 87)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 25, 1956, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 10, 1958, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 0–0 |
Earned run average | 5.40 |
Innings pitched | 15 |
Teams | |
LiPetri graduated from Bushwick High School in Brooklyn before beginning a professional baseball career in 1950. After his first season in the minors, he spent fourteen months in the United States Army.[1]
LiPetri won 15 of 17 decisions for the Granby Phillies of the Class C Provincial League in 1953 and he compiled a .628 winning percentage in 78 decisions during his seven-year minor league baseball career, which stretched from 1953 to 1959.[2] In parts of two MLB seasons, he allowed nine earned runs and 13 hits over 15 innings of work, striking out nine and walking three.[3]
LiPetri died on November 17, 2016, and is buried at Cemetery of the Holy Rood in Westbury, NY.[4]
References edit
- ^ Hukill, Joe (8 April 1952). "Players Shifted In Rocks' Camp". The Morning News. p. 27. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Angelo LiPetri Minor Leagues Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
- ^ "Angelo LiPetri Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
- ^ Michael LiPetri Service Details
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)