Joe Pignatano

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: August 4, 1929 in Brooklyn, NY us

Died: May 23, 2022 in Naples, FL

Buried: Naples Memorial Gardens, Naples, FL

High School: George Westinghouse Vocational Technical HS (Brooklyn, NY)

Debut: April 28, 1957 (Age 27-267d, 11,438th in major league history)
vs. PIT 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1962 (Age 33-057d)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1958 season

Full Name: Joseph Benjamin Pignatano

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Relatives: Cousin of Pete Falcone

1959 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.5

689

161

.234

RBI

OBP

.332

SLG

.351

OPS

.683

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	8 (7)	Apr 19	LAD		CHC	W,8-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
2	13 (4)	Apr 25	LAD	@	STL	L,5-6	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
3	14	Apr 26	LAD	@	STL	W,17-11	CG	48	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
4	15	Apr 27	LAD	@	PIT	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	19 (3)	May 2	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-16	CG	49	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
6	21 (1)	May 3 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
7	22	May 4	LAD	@	MLN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
8	26 (3)	May 8	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	C
9	28 (1)	May 10	LAD	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
10	31 (2)	May 13	LAD		PIT	L,4-6	GF	32	6.2	5	1	0	6	0	C
11	32	May 14	LAD		PIT	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
12	33	May 16	LAD		MLN	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
13	34	May 17	LAD		MLN	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
14	35	May 18	LAD		CIN	L,7-9	CG	46	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
15	36	May 19	LAD		CIN	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
16	37	May 20 (1)	LAD		CIN	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	C
17	38	May 20 (2)	LAD		CIN	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
18	39	May 22	LAD		SFG	W,2-1	CG	47	13.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
19	40	May 23	LAD		SFG	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
20	41	May 24	LAD		SFG	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
21	42	May 25	LAD	@	SFG	W,8-0	CG	29	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
22	43	May 26	LAD	@	SFG	L,4-6	CG	35	8.1	12	2	0	14	1	C
23	45 (1)	May 28	LAD		CHC	L,5-7	GS	7	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	52 (6)	Jun 5	LAD	@	MLN	W,5-1	GS	27	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
25	58 (5)	Jun 12	LAD	@	PIT	W,9-6	GS	39	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
26	64 (5)	Jun 17 (1)	LAD		MLN	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
27	77 (12)	Jun 29	LAD		SFG	L,4-6	GF	11	3.0	6	0	0	6	0	PH C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	80 (2)	Jul 3	LAD	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
29	82 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
30	88 (5)	Jul 13	LAD	@	CIN	L,5-13	CG	45	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
31	94 (5)	Jul 19 (2)	LAD	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	23	5.0	4	0	0	4	1	C
32	95	Jul 20	LAD	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
33	101 (5)	Jul 26	LAD		STL	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
34	102	Jul 28	LAD		PIT	W,9-4	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
35	103	Jul 29	LAD		PIT	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
36	104	Jul 30	LAD		PIT	L,4-5	CG	51	12.0	16	0	0	16	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	108 (3)	Aug 4	LAD		CIN	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
38	115 (6)	Aug 14	LAD	@	STL	L,1-2	GF	14	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	PR C
39	121 (5)	Aug 19	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-9	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
40	125 (3)	Aug 23 (1)	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
41	130 (4)	Aug 30	LAD		SFG	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	135 (4)	Sep 6 (1)	LAD		CHC	L,0-3	CG	42	10.0	11	1	0	12	0	C
43	139 (3)	Sep 10	LAD		PHI	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
44	141 (1)	Sep 11 (2)	LAD		PIT	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
45	147 (5)	Sep 19 (1)	LAD	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
46	148	Sep 19 (2)	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-3	CG	42	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	C
47	150 (1)	Sep 22	LAD	@	STL	L,10-11		11	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
48	152 (1)	Sep 25	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-4	GF	12	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
49	156 (3)	Sep 29	LAD		MLN	W,6-5	GF	12	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	PR C
							49gm		380.0	322	17	1	340	8