- Rugger Ardizoia
Rinaldo Joseph "Rugger" Ardizoia (born
November 20 ,1919 , inOleggio ,Italy ) is a formerMajor League Baseball pitcher. The 5"11", 180 lb. right-hander is one of only six Italian natives to ever play in the big leagues, appearing in one game for theNew York Yankees in 1947.The 27-year-old
rookie took the mound on April 30, 1947 atSportsmans Park in the bottom of the 7th inning with the Yankees trailing the St. Louis Browns. He pitched twoinnings for New York and faced a total of 10 batters, giving up four hits, a walk, and twoearned runs . The final score was Browns 15, Yankees 5. Ardizoia was credited with a game finished.External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/ardizru01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pardir101.htm Retrosheet]
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