Joe_Rossi_(baseball)

Joe Rossi (baseball)

Joe Rossi (baseball)

American baseball player

Joseph Anthony Rossi (March 13, 1921 – February 20, 1999) was a professional baseball player. He played one season in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds in 1952, primarily as a catcher. Listed at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), 205 lb, Rossi batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Oakland, California.[1]

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In his lone major league season, Rossi served as backup to Reds' starting catcher Andy Seminick. He appeared in 55 games, hitting .221 (32-for-145) with one triple and one home run, driving in six runs and scoring 14 times while stealing a base.[2]

Rossi also spent 14 years in the minor leagues between 1941 and 1956, also managing the Spokane Indians of the Northwest League in his last baseball season.[3]

Rossi died in Oakland, California, at the age of 77.

Sources

  1. [1]
    Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers
  2. [2]
    Baseball Reference – major league profile
  3. [3]
    Baseball Reference – minor league career


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