Garton del Savio

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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
  • Philadelphia Phillies (1943)
Career highlights and awards
  • none

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 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.

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