Skeeter Scalzi
(Redirected from Frank Scalzi)
Frank John Scalzi
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 6", Weight 160 lb.
- School University of Alabama
- Debut July 21, 1939
- Final Game September 25, 1939
- Born June 16, 1913 in Lafferty, OH USA
- Died August 25, 1984 in Pittsburgh, PA USA
Biographical Information[edit]
Skeeter Scalzi roomed with Mel Allen, led the Middle Atlantic League in batting, and was declared a major league free agent after "contract mishandling" by the Cleveland Indians [1]. He spent three years in the Navy and then managed for 14 years before an auto crash on June 9, 1960 while driving back to Charleston from Savannah. He was still hospitalized in September of that year [2]. During his recovery, Scalzi would undergo three brain operations [3], but he survived to live another 24 years.
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