Restelli achieved a measure of fame with the Pirates, when he hit a record seven home runs in his first ten games. He finished his rookie season with 12 home runs in 72 games. Restelli is tied with Trevor Story and Trey Mancini for most home runs through a players first 12 career games.
After his baseball career, he became a San Francisco police officer. He later settled in nearby San Carlos, California where he died at age 81 in 2006.
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dino, restelli, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2016,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dino Restelli news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message Dino Paolo Restelli September 23 1924 August 8 2006 nicknamed Dingo was an American professional baseball player in 1944 and from 1946 1955 who appeared in Major League Baseball as an outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1949 and 1951 He threw and batted right handed stood 6 feet 1 inch 1 85 m tall and weighed 191 pounds 87 kg Dino RestelliOutfielderBorn 1924 09 23 September 23 1924St Louis Missouri U S Died August 8 2006 2006 08 08 aged 81 San Carlos California U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutJune 14 1949 for the Pittsburgh PiratesLast MLB appearanceJune 12 1951 for the Pittsburgh PiratesMLB statisticsBatting average 241Home runs13Runs batted in43TeamsPittsburgh Pirates 1949 1951 Born in St Louis Missouri to Italian immigrants he grew up in San Francisco California and attended Santa Clara University After World War II service in the United States Army he became a baseball player with the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League who traded him to the Pirates in June 1949 Restelli achieved a measure of fame with the Pirates when he hit a record seven home runs in his first ten games He finished his rookie season with 12 home runs in 72 games Restelli is tied with Trevor Story and Trey Mancini for most home runs through a players first 12 career games After his baseball career he became a San Francisco police officer He later settled in nearby San Carlos California where he died at age 81 in 2006 Footnotes editExternal links editStatistics at Baseball Reference Obituary from SF Chronicle nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball outfielder born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dino Restelli amp oldid 1185046515, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
