Sam Gentile

American baseball player
Baseball player
Sam Gentile
Pinch hitter / Pinch runner
Born: (1916-10-12)October 12, 1916
Charlestown, Massachusetts
Died: May 4, 1998(1998-05-04) (aged 81)
Everett, Massachusetts
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 24, 1943, for the Boston Braves
Last MLB appearance
May 31, 1943, for the Boston Braves
MLB statistics
At bats4
Runs1
Hits1
Doubles1
Batting average.250
Teams
  • Boston Braves (1943)

Samuel Christopher Gentile (October 12, 1916 – May 4, 1998) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Braves during its 1943 season, being used exclusively as a pinch hitter and pinch runner in just eight games.[1] He served in the United States Navy during World War II. He spent 43 years as recreation director for the city of Everett, Massachusetts and was a member of its city council from 1988 to 1994.[2]

Sources

  1. ^ Baseball Almanac
  2. ^ Lee, Bill (2015). The Baseball Necrology: The Post-Baseball Lives and Deaths of More Than 7,600 Major League Players and Others. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 146. Retrieved 3 November 2023.

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
  • Sam Gentile at Find a Grave Edit this at Wikidata
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