Testa was born in New York City to Italian immigrants, and was raised in the Bronx.[1] He began his professional career in 1946 at the age of 17 with the Newburgh Hummingbirds. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).
Testa had one of the briefest major league careers ever. He played just one inning of one game for the San Francisco Giants in 1958, never coming to bat in the major leagues. In his one chance on defense, he committed an error.[2] Later that season, Testa was named the team's bullpen coach.[3]
After retiring from Lehman, Testa joined the New York Yankees as their batting practice coach, serving on five World Championship Teams. Testa died in 2018 at his home in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, at the age of 90.[1]
nick, testa, nicholas, testa, june, 1928, november, 2018, professional, baseball, catcher, coach, played, briefly, both, major, league, baseball, nippon, professional, baseball, catcherborn, 1928, june, 1928new, york, city, yorkdied, november, 2018, 2018, aged. Nicholas Testa June 29 1928 November 16 2018 was a professional baseball catcher and coach He played briefly in both Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball Nick TestaCatcherBorn 1928 06 29 June 29 1928New York City New YorkDied November 16 2018 2018 11 16 aged 90 Hastings on Hudson New YorkBatted RightThrew RightProfessional debutMLB April 23 1958 for the San Francisco GiantsNPB April 8 1962 for the Damai OrionsLast appearanceMLB April 23 1958 for the San Francisco GiantsNPB September 20 1962 for the Damai OrionsMLB statisticsGames played1At bats0hits0NPB statisticsBatting average 136Home runs0Runs batted in5TeamsSan Francisco Giants 1958 Daimai Orions 1962 Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditTesta was born in New York City to Italian immigrants and was raised in the Bronx 1 He began his professional career in 1946 at the age of 17 with the Newburgh Hummingbirds He threw and batted right handed stood 5 feet 8 inches 1 73 m tall and weighed 180 pounds 82 kg Testa had one of the briefest major league careers ever He played just one inning of one game for the San Francisco Giants in 1958 never coming to bat in the major leagues In his one chance on defense he committed an error 2 Later that season Testa was named the team s bullpen coach 3 Testa played for several more seasons in the minor leagues eventually making his way to Japan in 1962 That year he played in 57 games for the Daimai Orions batting 136 with five RBI 4 Testa later served as a coach for the St Lucie Legends in the Senior Professional Baseball Association during their lone year of existence in 1989 He also coached baseball at Lehman College 1 After retiring from Lehman Testa joined the New York Yankees as their batting practice coach serving on five World Championship Teams Testa died in 2018 at his home in Hastings on Hudson New York at the age of 90 1 See also Edit Baseball portal Biography portalList of Florida Gators baseball playersReferences Edit a b c Obituary USobit com Retrieved on November 22 2018 Nick Testa Baseball Reference Retrieved 2009 10 03 Giants All Time coaches Major League Baseball Retrieved 2009 10 03 Japanese batting statsExternal links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors This biographical article relating to an American baseball catcher 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 Nick Testa amp oldid 1139108558, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
