Tom Pagnozzi

Infobox MLB retired
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textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Tom Pagnozzi
position=Catcher
birthdate =birth date and age|1962|7|30
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=April 12
debutyear=1987
debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals
finaldate=August 15
finalyear=1998
finalteam=St. Louis Cardinals
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.253
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=733
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=320
teams=
*St. Louis Cardinals (by|1987-by|1998)
highlights=
*National League pennant: 1987
*All-Star (NL): 1992
*Gold Glove Award (NL C): 1991, 1992, 1994

Thomas Alan Pagnozzi (born July 30, 1962 in Tucson, Arizona) is a former Major League Baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals. Primarily a catcher, Pagnozzi also made 40 appearances at first base and seven appearances at third base during his 12-season career, which spanned from 1987 to 1998. Initially a backup catcher and utility player for the Cardinals, in 1990 Pagnozzi impressed Cardinals manager Joe Torre enough to move Todd Zeile, then the Cardinals' hot catching prospect, to third base to make room for him. Pagnozzi remained the Cardinals' regular catcher until 1996. While Pagnozzi had moderate power and was considered an RBI threat, he was primarily regarded for his defense, for which he won gold gloves in 1991, 1992, and 1994. Pagnozzi also made the National League All-Star team in 1992.

Pagnozzi retired in 1998 at the age of 36, after being released by the Cardinals in August, with a career batting average of .253 with 44 home runs and 320 RBI. He also played in the Puerto Rican Winter League with the Mayaguez Indians from 1986 to 1990.

Tom played collegiately for Arkansas.

Tom now makes his home in Fayetteville, AR; giving extensively to the youth of the community, as well as the community as a whole.http://www.pagnozzicharities.com

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pagnoto01.shtml Baseball-reference.com] career statistics and analysis