Joey Amalfitano
American baseball player (born 1934) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Joseph Amalfitano (born January 23, 1934) is an American former utility infielder, manager and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played a combined ten seasons with the New York and San Francisco Giants (1954–55; 1960–61; 1963), Houston Colt .45s (1962) and Chicago Cubs (1964–67), and managed the Cubs from 1979–81.
Joey Amalfitano | |
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Second baseman / Third baseman / Manager / Coach | |
Born: (1934-01-23) January 23, 1934 (age 90) San Pedro, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 3, 1954, for the New York Giants | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 27, 1967, for the Chicago Cubs | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .244 |
Hits | 418 |
Home runs | 9 |
Runs | 248 |
Managerial record | 66–116 |
Winning % | .363 |
Teams | |
As player
As manager
As coach | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Amalfitano was the Los Angeles Dodgers' third-base coach for sixteen years (1983–98), which included the 1988 World Series championship. After serving as a special assistant for player development for the Giants, primarily working in the club's farm system, the team announced in January 2021 that Amalfitano would retire just shy of his 87th birthday on January 23 after 30 years and five different terms.