In 1949, he set a Georgia–Florida League season record with 294 strikeouts, an average of 12.6 per each nine innings. His baseball career was briefly interrupted while serving in the Korean War from 1950 through 1952. After discharging, he pitched three seasons of minor league ball before joining the majors in 1955 with the Athletics.[2][3]
In five big league seasons, Ceccarelli posted a 9–18 record and a 5.05 earned run average in 79 pitching appearances (42 starts). His most productive became in 1959, when he went 5–5 with four complete games and a pair of shutouts for the Cubs. That included a string of four straight wins, a streak capped by a complete-game victory over a San Francisco Giants' lineup that included Willie Mays and Orlando Cepeda.[4] One of the most notable games of his career came in a 3–0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ceccarelli pitched 10 innings and became the only left-handed pitcher to defeat Sandy Koufax in the Coliseum. His baseball idol was Ted Williams stating in an interview he had walked a batter just to have the chance to pitch against him.
^"Art Ceccarelli Minor Leagues Statistics & History - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
^"Retrosheet Boxscore: Chicago Cubs 5, San Francisco Giants 3". www.retrosheet.org.
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ceccarelli, arthur, edward, ceccarelli, april, 1930, july, 2012, pitcher, major, league, baseball, played, kansas, city, athletics, baltimore, orioles, chicago, cubs, parts, five, seasons, spanning, 1955, 1960, listed, batted, right, handed, threw, left, hande. Arthur Edward Ceccarelli April 2 1930 July 11 2012 was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Kansas City Athletics Baltimore Orioles and Chicago Cubs in parts of five seasons spanning 1955 1960 Listed at 6 0 190 lb he batted right handed and threw left handed 1 Art CeccarelliPitcherBorn 1930 04 02 April 2 1930New Haven Connecticut U S Died July 11 2012 2012 07 11 aged 82 Orange Connecticut U S Batted RightThrew LeftMLB debutMay 3 1955 for the Kansas City AthleticsLast MLB appearanceMay 17 1960 for the Chicago CubsMLB statisticsWin loss record9 18Earned run average5 05Strikeouts166TeamsKansas City Athletics 1955 1956 Baltimore Orioles 1957 Chicago Cubs 1959 1960 Ceccarelli was a pitching star for West Haven High School in the 1940s before signing a bonus contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1948 2 In 1949 he set a Georgia Florida League season record with 294 strikeouts an average of 12 6 per each nine innings His baseball career was briefly interrupted while serving in the Korean War from 1950 through 1952 After discharging he pitched three seasons of minor league ball before joining the majors in 1955 with the Athletics 2 3 In five big league seasons Ceccarelli posted a 9 18 record and a 5 05 earned run average in 79 pitching appearances 42 starts His most productive became in 1959 when he went 5 5 with four complete games and a pair of shutouts for the Cubs That included a string of four straight wins a streak capped by a complete game victory over a San Francisco Giants lineup that included Willie Mays and Orlando Cepeda 4 One of the most notable games of his career came in a 3 0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers Ceccarelli pitched 10 innings and became the only left handed pitcher to defeat Sandy Koufax in the Coliseum His baseball idol was Ted Williams stating in an interview he had walked a batter just to have the chance to pitch against him During the off seasons Ceccarelli attended classes at Southern Connecticut State University where he also served as a pitching coach for the SCSU baseball team Besides this he taught History and English at both Milford and Foran High School 2 He and wife Katherine had three children Sherri Gregg and Richard as well as four grandchildren References edit Art Ceccarelli Stats Baseball Reference com Baseball Reference com a b c Legacy com Arthur Ceccarelli obituary Art Ceccarelli Minor Leagues Statistics amp History Baseball Reference com Baseball Reference com Retrosheet Boxscore Chicago Cubs 5 San Francisco Giants 3 www retrosheet org External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Art Ceccarelli amp oldid 1159565385, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
