Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Pellagrini began his professional baseball career in 1938 and worked his way up through the minor leagues before being acquired by the Red Sox in September 1941, but spent 1942–1945 in the United States Navy, serving in the Pacific Theater of Operations, during World War II. On April 22, 1946, he hit a home run in his first Major League at bat with the Red Sox, helping the team to a 5–4 win over the Washington Senators, but he played in only 22 games that year and did not appear in the World Series; it would remain his only pennant-winning team.
Traded to St. Louisedit
Traded to the Browns after the 1947 season in the deal which brought Vern Stephens to Boston, he enjoyed his most consistent play in St. Louis, appearing in 184 games over two years and batting .238 in both campaigns. He returned to the minor leagues in 1950, and spent the final four years of his career with three National League teams, peaking with a 1953 season in which he hit .253 for the Pirates.
Pellagrini went on to become the baseball coach at Boston College from 1958 to 1990 (although he missed the 1969 season due to illness), compiling a record of 359–345–6. He guided the team to three appearances in the College World Series, in 1960, 1961 and 1967, as well as NCAA tournament appearances in 1962 and 1966.
In 1960, his Eagles defeated Connecticut and Holy Cross in the regional tournament to advance to the CWS, where they beat Northern Colorado before losing to USC and Oklahoma State. In 1961, BC beat Springfield and took two games out of three against Connecticut in the regionals, again moving on to the CWS; they beat Western Michigan and Duke, but lost twice to eventual champion USC and fell one game short of the championship contest.
The 1962 tournament saw BC eliminated with regional losses to Vermont and Bridgeport, and they were again eliminated in 1966 with a regional loss to Northeastern after beating UMass. But he took his team back to the College World Series in 1967, taking two games out of three against both Dartmouth and UMass in the regionals. An opening-round CWS win against Rider was followed by losses to eventual champion Arizona State and Houston, the latter a 3-2 decision in 13 innings, ending the Eagles' play. As of 2006, Boston College has not returned to the CWS. In a ceremony on May 3, 1997, BC's baseball field was formally rededicated as Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field.
eddie, pellagrini, edward, charles, pellagrini, march, 1918, october, 2006, american, infielder, major, league, baseball, from, 1946, 1949, from, 1951, 1954, boston, louis, browns, philadelphia, phillies, cincinnati, reds, pittsburgh, pirates, went, become, lo. Edward Charles Pellagrini March 13 1918 October 11 2006 was an American infielder in Major League Baseball from 1946 1949 and from 1951 1954 for the Boston Red Sox St Louis Browns Philadelphia Phillies Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates He went on to become a longtime coach at Boston College Eddie PellagriniPellagrini s 1951 Bowman Gum baseball cardInfielderBorn 1918 03 13 March 13 1918Boston Massachusetts U S Died October 11 2006 2006 10 11 aged 88 Weymouth Massachusetts U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 22 1946 for the Boston Red SoxLast MLB appearanceSeptember 24 1954 for the Pittsburgh PiratesMLB statisticsBatting average 226Home runs20Runs batted in133TeamsBoston Red Sox 1946 1947 St Louis Browns 1948 1949 Philadelphia Phillies 1951 Cincinnati Reds 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates 1953 1954 Career highlights and awardsHome run in first Major League at bat Boston College 13 retired Head baseball coach of Boston College 1958 1968 1970 1988 BC baseball diamond named in his honor Contents 1 Early baseball years 2 Traded to St Louis 3 Statistics 4 Coach 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly baseball years editBorn in Boston Massachusetts Pellagrini began his professional baseball career in 1938 and worked his way up through the minor leagues before being acquired by the Red Sox in September 1941 but spent 1942 1945 in the United States Navy serving in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II On April 22 1946 he hit a home run in his first Major League at bat with the Red Sox helping the team to a 5 4 win over the Washington Senators but he played in only 22 games that year and did not appear in the World Series it would remain his only pennant winning team Traded to St Louis editTraded to the Browns after the 1947 season in the deal which brought Vern Stephens to Boston he enjoyed his most consistent play in St Louis appearing in 184 games over two years and batting 238 in both campaigns He returned to the minor leagues in 1950 and spent the final four years of his career with three National League teams peaking with a 1953 season in which he hit 253 for the Pirates Statistics editHe ended his career with a 226 batting average 20 home runs 321 hits 167 runs 133 runs batted in and 13 stolen bases in 563 games Primarily a shortstop he also saw significant playing time at second and third base 1 Coach editPellagrini went on to become the baseball coach at Boston College from 1958 to 1990 although he missed the 1969 season due to illness compiling a record of 359 345 6 He guided the team to three appearances in the College World Series in 1960 1961 and 1967 as well as NCAA tournament appearances in 1962 and 1966 In 1960 his Eagles defeated Connecticut and Holy Cross in the regional tournament to advance to the CWS where they beat Northern Colorado before losing to USC and Oklahoma State In 1961 BC beat Springfield and took two games out of three against Connecticut in the regionals again moving on to the CWS they beat Western Michigan and Duke but lost twice to eventual champion USC and fell one game short of the championship contest The 1962 tournament saw BC eliminated with regional losses to Vermont and Bridgeport and they were again eliminated in 1966 with a regional loss to Northeastern after beating UMass But he took his team back to the College World Series in 1967 taking two games out of three against both Dartmouth and UMass in the regionals An opening round CWS win against Rider was followed by losses to eventual champion Arizona State and Houston the latter a 3 2 decision in 13 innings ending the Eagles play As of 2006 Boston College has not returned to the CWS In a ceremony on May 3 1997 BC s baseball field was formally rededicated as Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field Pellagrini died at age 88 in Weymouth Massachusetts See also editBoston Red Sox all time roster List of Major League Baseball players with a home run in their first major league at batReferences edit Eddie Pellagrini Baseball Reference Sports Reference LLC Retrieved June 26 2022 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Eddie Pellagrini at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eddie Pellagrini amp oldid 1188684424, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
