Ed Santulli

Edward R. Santulli

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 175 lb.

• Born April 21, 1925 in Bronx, NY USA
• Died January 10, 2012 in Danbury, CT USA

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Biographical Information

Ed Santulli pitched in the minor leagues from 1948 to 1953, in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

He made his debut in 1948 with the Rehoboth Beach Pirates of the Eastern Shore League, going 16-7, 4.42 in 34 games. The Class D circuit made the news that season for a remarkable week in August when three of the league's pitchers pitched a no-hitter in a span of four days. The first two came on August 16th when Ed Black of the Salisbury Cardinals no-hit the Milford Red Sox, 4-0 while Gene Kern of the Cambridge Dodgers pulled the trick on the Federalsburg A's, 12-0. On August 19th, it was Santulli's turn to take the spotlight, as he no-hit Federalsburg too, the final score being 10-0.

In 1949, he went 10-8 between the Mount Vernon Kings of the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League and the Keokuk Pirates of the Central Association. The next two seasons, 1950 and 1951, were spent with the Austin Pioneers of the Big State League, after having been taken in the Class B portion of the 1949 Rule V Draft, but he was below .500 both years, finishing at 6-13 and 9-14 respectively, wuth ERAs of 3.53 and 4.91. In spite of this, in 1952 he was with the Denver Bears of the Class A Western League, going 8-6, 3.58 in 31 games. He split the 1953 season between Denver, the Charleston Rebels of the South Atlantic League and the Burlington-Graham Pirates of the Class B Carolina League but had a losing record again, going 5-11 between the three stops. He retired from baseball after that season.

He had served in the United State Army during World War II and settled in Danbury, CT after baseball. There he worked as a salesman for the Sunshine Biscuit Co. He was described in his obituary as having been married for 55 years, the father of three sons, and an avid golfer and bowler in addition to his membership in a barbershop quartet.

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