Garton del Savio
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Garton del Savio | |
---|---|
Shortstop | |
Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
MLB Debut | |
April 24, 1943 for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
Final game | |
April 29, 1943 for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
Career Statistics | |
Batting average | .091 |
Home runs | 0 |
RBI | 0 |
Teams | |
|
|
Career Highlights and Awards | |
|
Garton Orville del Savio (November 26, 1913 - November 9, 2006) was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played 4 games in 1943 for the Philadelphia Phillies, collecting a single in 11 at bats and committing 3 errors. He later enlisted in the Coast Guard during World War II. Born in New York City, del Savio was 29 years old at the time of his brief big league career. He died at age 92 in Blauvelt, New York.
[edit] External links
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
- Baseball Almanac
- Obituary in The Journal News