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Johnny Scalzi

Johnny Scalzi

American baseball player (1907-1962)

John Anthony Scalzi (March 22, 1907 – September 27, 1962) was a Major League Baseball player. He played one season with the Boston Braves between June 19 and 24, 1931.[1]

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After serving as President of the Colonial League, Scalzi was serving as a scout for the New York Mets when he was killed in a car accident near Port Chester, New York.[2]

Scalzi Park, the largest recreational area within his home city of Stamford, Connecticut, is named after him.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Career statistics and history at Baseball-Reference.com
  2. [2]
    Russo, Frank (2006). Bury My Heart at Cooperstown: Salacious, Sad, and Surreal Deaths in the History of Baseball. United States: Triumph Books. p. 272. ISBN 1572438223.
  3. [3]
    "Scalzi Park & Cubeta Stadium | Stamford CT". www.stamfordct.gov. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
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