Ramazzotti threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m) tall and 175 pounds (79 kg). He was 23 years old when he entered Organized Baseball in the Brooklyn organization in 1940; then, after two minor league seasons and the outbreak of World War II, he joined the United States Army. Attaining the rank of staff sergeant, he was stationed in Europe as a member of the 71st Infantry Division.[1] Ramazzotti missed four full baseball seasons, 1942 through 1945, due to his wartime service.
He spent all of 1947 and most of 1948 in Triple-A, where he sustained two serious injuries: a fractured skull from a beanball in 1947 and a badly sprained hand in the latter year.[2] After appearing in a total of nine games for the Dodgers in 1948 and 1949, he was traded to the Chicago Cubs for fellow infielder Hank Schenz on May 16, 1949.
As a Cub, Ramazzotti experienced his most sustained success in professional baseball, appearing in 275 games over 41⁄2 National League seasons, and batting .262, .247 and .284 in the three campaigns spanning 1950 to 1952. He had two four-hit games, both in 1949, a year in which, ironically, he struggled badly at the plate, batting only .179 with 34 total hits in a Chicago uniform.
During his MLB career of all or part of seven seasons and 346 games, Bob Ramazzotti collected 196 safeties, with 22 doubles, nine triples, four home runs and 53 runs batted in; he batted .230 lifetime. Defensively, he started 99 games as a second baseman, 58 as a third baseman and 43 at shortstop.
After baseball, Ramazzotti returned to Altoona, where he worked in manufacturing and later operated a sandwich shop.[2] He died there at age 83 in February 2000.
Referencesedit
^Bedingfield, Gary. "Bob Ramazzotti". baseballinwartime.com. Baseball in Wartime. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Society of American Baseball Research biography of Bob Ramazzotti
December 15, 2023
ramazzotti, robert, louis, ramazzotti, january, 1917, february, 2000, american, professional, baseball, player, appeared, major, league, baseball, games, between, 1946, 1953, infielder, pinch, hitter, brooklyn, dodgers, chicago, cubs, born, eleanora, pennsylva. Robert Louis Ramazzotti January 16 1917 February 15 2000 was an American professional baseball player who appeared in 346 Major League Baseball games between 1946 and 1953 as an infielder and pinch hitter for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs He was born in Eleanora Pennsylvania and grew up in Altoona Bob RamazzottiInfielderBorn 1917 01 16 January 16 1917Eleanora Pennsylvania U S Died February 15 2000 2000 02 15 aged 83 Altoona Pennsylvania U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 20 1946 for the Brooklyn DodgersLast MLB appearanceSeptember 17 1953 for the Chicago CubsMLB statisticsBatting average 230Home runs4Runs batted in53TeamsBrooklyn Dodgers 1946 1948 1949 Chicago Cubs 1949 1953 Ramazzotti threw and batted right handed and was listed as 5 feet 8 inches 1 73 m tall and 175 pounds 79 kg He was 23 years old when he entered Organized Baseball in the Brooklyn organization in 1940 then after two minor league seasons and the outbreak of World War II he joined the United States Army Attaining the rank of staff sergeant he was stationed in Europe as a member of the 71st Infantry Division 1 Ramazzotti missed four full baseball seasons 1942 through 1945 due to his wartime service In 1946 he returned to baseball and spent the entire campaign on the Dodgers MLB roster playing in 62 games as a utility infielder for a Brooklyn team that finished in a dead heat for the National League pennant before falling to the eventual World Series champion St Louis Cardinals in a tie breaker series Ramazzotti batted 208 in 133 plate appearances in his rookie season He spent all of 1947 and most of 1948 in Triple A where he sustained two serious injuries a fractured skull from a beanball in 1947 and a badly sprained hand in the latter year 2 After appearing in a total of nine games for the Dodgers in 1948 and 1949 he was traded to the Chicago Cubs for fellow infielder Hank Schenz on May 16 1949 As a Cub Ramazzotti experienced his most sustained success in professional baseball appearing in 275 games over 41 2 National League seasons and batting 262 247 and 284 in the three campaigns spanning 1950 to 1952 He had two four hit games both in 1949 a year in which ironically he struggled badly at the plate batting only 179 with 34 total hits in a Chicago uniform During his MLB career of all or part of seven seasons and 346 games Bob Ramazzotti collected 196 safeties with 22 doubles nine triples four home runs and 53 runs batted in he batted 230 lifetime Defensively he started 99 games as a second baseman 58 as a third baseman and 43 at shortstop After baseball Ramazzotti returned to Altoona where he worked in manufacturing and later operated a sandwich shop 2 He died there at age 83 in February 2000 References edit Bedingfield Gary Bob Ramazzotti baseballinwartime com Baseball in Wartime Retrieved December 20 2022 a b Forr James Bob Ramazzotti sabr org Society for American Baseball Research Retrieved December 20 2022 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Society of American Baseball Research biography of Bob Ramazzotti Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bob Ramazzotti amp oldid 1169736599, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
