John Montefusco

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John Joseph Montefusco Jr. (born May 25, 1950 in Long Branch, New Jersey) was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1974 to 1986 for the San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, and New York Yankees. Named the National League Rookie of the Year in 1975, Montefusco's nickname was "The Count", a pun on his last name which sounds like Monte Cristo.

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Preceded by
Bake McBride
National League Rookie of the Year
1975
Succeeded by
Butch Metzger
Pat Zachry