Mark Lemongello

Mark Lemongello
Pitcher
Born: July 21, 1955 (1955-07-21) (age 56) Jersey City, New Jersey
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 14, 1976 for the Houston Astros
Last MLB appearance
July 23, 1979 for the Toronto Blue Jays
Career statistics
Win-loss record	22-38
Strikeouts	209
Earned run average	4.06
Teams
Houston Astros (1976-1978) Toronto Blue Jays (1979)

Mark Lemongello (born July 21, 1955 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is a retired professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1976-1979. He played for the Houston Astros and the Toronto Blue Jays. He is the cousin of singer Peter Lemongello.

Lemongello, who finished his career playing in Toronto, once asked if Canadians "spoke American."^[1]

In 1982, a few years after his leaving baseball, Lemongello and Manuel Seoane (a former teammate), were arrested for the kidnapping and robbery of Lemongello's cousins Mike Lemongello, a former professional bowler, and Peter Lemongello.^[2] Lemongello was sentenced to ten years probation after he pled no contest to the charges.^[3]

References

1. ^ Nusbaum, Eric. "Tribute: The 100 Worst Baseball Players Of All Time: A Celebration (Part 2)," DeadSpin (July 13, 2011).
2. ^ "Lemongello Surrenders On Kidnapping Charges". The New York Times (New York). January 23, 1982. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01EEDC1E38F930A15752C0A964948260. Retrieved 13 January 2010. 
3. ^ "Men get probation in kidnapping case". The Evening Independent. July 16, 1983. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B_ELAAAAIBAJ&sjid=glkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4299,70364&dq=mark+lemongello+kidnapping&hl=en. Retrieved 19 April 2010. 

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube

Persondata
Name	Lemongello, Mark
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	July 21, 1955
Place of birth	Jersey City, New Jersey
Date of death
Place of death