Phil Alotta

Phillip Alotta

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.
• Born May 6, 1925 in St. Louis, MO USA
• Died December 4, 1998 in St. Louis, MO USA

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Biographical Information

Outfielder Phil Alotta played in the minor leagues from 1945 to 1950.

He began his career in the New York Giants system, remaining there through 1947. He split 1945 between the Hickory Rebels and the Danville Leafs, batting .322/.401/.483 with 8 home runs, 109 RBI and 95 runs scored for the Rebels; his numbers with the Leafs are unavailable. His 109 RBI with Hickory led the North Carolina State League. After a down .270/.342/.362 year in 1946, Alotta exploded with a .386/.482/.727 line with 43 home runs, 149 RBI and 167 runs scored in 129 games for the Reno Silver Sox in 1947. He also had 35 doubles, 10 stolen bases, 89 walks (to 69 strikeouts), 367 total bases and a 1.208 OPS. He also had a four-homer game. He played in the high-offense Sunset League, however, so he didn't lead the league in many categories -- just slugging (.001 ahead of Calvin Felix) and OPS (0.013 ahead of Tom Lloyd). He finished second in runs (behind Felix's 173), second in home runs (behind Felix's 52), second in total bases (behind Felix's 443), third in RBI, third in on-base percentage, fourth in hits, fourth in batting average, fifth in walks and fifth in doubles. On June 1, he hit 4 home runs and had 9 RBI in a game against the Ontario Orioles. The Pittsburgh Pirates took him in the Triple-A round of the 1947 Rule V Draft and he spent 1948 to 1950 in their system to finish his career. Though he could still hit for average (.332 in 54 games for the Modesto Reds in 1949), he never again experienced the success he had in 1947.