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- Al_Gionfriddo abstract "Albert Francis \"Al\" Gionfriddo (March 8, 1922 – March 14, 2003) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder. The slightly built 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) and 165 lb. player batted and threw left-handed.Gionfriddo made his major league debut on September 23, 1944 at the age of 22 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was a career .266 hitter whose best year was in 1945 when he hit .284 with 9 triples and 74 runs scored for the Pirates. He played in the majors for four years.He was acquired by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the Pirates midway through the 1947 season, and he is most famous for his heroic catch of a drive off the bat of the New York Yankees' Joe DiMaggio in Game 6 of the 1947 World Series. The Dodgers led the Yankees 8–5 going into the bottom of the 6th inning when Gionfriddo was brought in as a defensive replacement. Snuffy Stirnweiss and Yogi Berra were on base when DiMaggio drove the ball to the 415 marker. Gionfriddo raced across the field and caught the ball several steps before crashing into the bullpen gate. In one of the most famous images in baseball history, the taciturn DiMaggio shook his head and kicked at the dirt in frustration.At the time, there was no instant replay, and Gionfriddo was widely believed to have robbed DiMaggio of a home run. However, the game film, when developed later, clearly showed Gionfriddo catching the ball several steps shy of the wall, and thus actually robbing DiMaggio of a double or triple instead of a home run. Still photos of the catch contributed to the misconception that it was a potential home run, since the images showed Gionfriddo with his glove behind the bullpen gate, and the ball inside the glove. However, these photos were taken several seconds after the play, when Gionfriddo's momentum had carried his arm over the gate.Gionfriddo was also involved in the even more famous Game 4 of the 1947 Series when Cookie Lavagetto's pinch hit double not only broke up Bill Bevens' no hitter with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, but won the game as well when Gionfriddo (who had entered the game as a pinch runner for Carl Furillo and stole second) and Eddie Miksis scored on the play.The 1947 World Series proved to be Gionfriddo's swan song in the big leagues, as he was returned to the minor leagues in 1948. After spending four years with the Dodgers' AAA Montreal Royals and a season with the Class AA Fort Worth Cats, Gionfriddo was given a chance to play for and manage the Drummondville, Quebec Royals of the Class C Provincial League in 1953. Unaffiliated with any major-league club, the Royals finished last and Gionfriddo was replaced as manager in mid-season; he rejoined the Dodgers organization, playing for their Class B team in Newport News, Virginia. Drifting west, Gionfriddo played three years for teams in the California League, and then spent three years as the General Manager of the Dodgers' Santa Barbara minor league club, before finally retiring from pro baseball after the 1959 season.Al Gionfriddo died in Solvang, California on March 14, 2003 while golfing, at the age of 81.".
- Al_Gionfriddo birthDate "1922-03-08".
- Al_Gionfriddo birthPlace Dysart,_Pennsylvania.
- Al_Gionfriddo deathDate "2003-03-14".
- Al_Gionfriddo deathPlace Solvang,_California.
- Al_Gionfriddo debutTeam Pittsburgh_Pirates.
- Al_Gionfriddo position Outfielder.
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- Al_Gionfriddo wikiPageWikiLink Bill_Bevens.
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- Al_Gionfriddo wikiPageWikiLink Catch_(baseball).
- Al_Gionfriddo wikiPageWikiLink Category:1922_births.
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- Al_Gionfriddo wikiPageWikiLink Category:Brooklyn_Dodgers_players.
- Al_Gionfriddo wikiPageWikiLink Category:Caribbean_Series_players.
- Al_Gionfriddo wikiPageWikiLink Category:Channel_Cities_Oilers_players.
- Al_Gionfriddo wikiPageWikiLink Category:Drummondville_Royals_players.
- Al_Gionfriddo wikiPageWikiLink Category:Fort_Worth_Cats_players.
- Al_Gionfriddo wikiPageWikiLink Category:Major_League_Baseball_outfielders.
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- Al_Gionfriddo wikiPageWikiLink Category:People_from_Cambria_County,_Pennsylvania.
- Al_Gionfriddo wikiPageWikiLink Category:Pittsburgh_Pirates_players.
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- Al_Gionfriddo wikiPageWikiLink Eddie_Miksis.
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- Al_Gionfriddo wikiPageWikiLink General_manager_(baseball).
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- Al_Gionfriddo wikiPageWikiLink New_York_Yankees.
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- Al_Gionfriddo wikiPageWikiLink Outfielder.
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- Al_Gionfriddo wikiPageWikiLink Professional_baseball.
- Al_Gionfriddo wikiPageWikiLink Provincial_League.
- Al_Gionfriddo wikiPageWikiLink Quebec.
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- Al_Gionfriddo wikiPageWikiLink Run_batted_in.
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- Al_Gionfriddo wikiPageWikiLink Snuffy_Stirnweiss.
- Al_Gionfriddo wikiPageWikiLink Solvang,_California.
- Al_Gionfriddo wikiPageWikiLink Stolen_base.
- Al_Gionfriddo wikiPageWikiLink Swan_song.
- Al_Gionfriddo wikiPageWikiLink Triple_(baseball).
- Al_Gionfriddo wikiPageWikiLink Yogi_Berra.
- Al_Gionfriddo wikiPageWikiLinkText "Al Gionfriddo".
- Al_Gionfriddo wikiPageWikiLinkText "Gionfriddo".
- Al_Gionfriddo bats "Left".
- Al_Gionfriddo birthDate "1922-03-08".
- Al_Gionfriddo birthPlace Dysart,_Pennsylvania.
- Al_Gionfriddo br "g/gionfal01".
- Al_Gionfriddo brm "gionfr001alb".
- Al_Gionfriddo caption "Al Gionfriddo making a catch against Joe DiMaggio during the 1947 World Series.".
- Al_Gionfriddo deathDate "2003-03-14".
- Al_Gionfriddo deathPlace Solvang,_California.
- Al_Gionfriddo debutdate "--09-23".
- Al_Gionfriddo debutleague "MLB".
- Al_Gionfriddo debutteam "Pittsburgh Pirates".
- Al_Gionfriddo debutyear "1944".
- Al_Gionfriddo finaldate "--09-28".
- Al_Gionfriddo finalleague "MLB".
- Al_Gionfriddo finalteam "Brooklyn Dodgers".
- Al_Gionfriddo finalyear "1947".
- Al_Gionfriddo ft "5".
- Al_Gionfriddo highlights "*Participated in the 1947 World Series".
- Al_Gionfriddo in "6".
- Al_Gionfriddo name "Al Gionfriddo".
- Al_Gionfriddo position Outfielder.
- Al_Gionfriddo stat1label Batting_average.