| Position | Right fielder |
|---|---|
| Bats | Right |
| Throws | Right |
| Birth date | September 1, 1927 |
| Birth place | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Death date | September 3, 2012 (aged 85) |
| Death place | Yakima, Washington, U.S. |
| Debutleague | MLB |
| Debutdate | September 23 |
| Debutteam | Boston Red Sox |
| Finalleague | MLB |
| Finaldate | September 30 |
| Finalteam | Boston Red Sox |
| Statleague | MLB |
| Stat1label | Batting average |
| Stat1value | .091 |
| Stat2label | At bats |
| Stat2value | 11 |
| Stat3label | Hits |
| Stat3value | 1 |
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Robert Louis Paul DiPietro (September 1, 1927 – September 3, 2012) was an American professional baseball player, an outfielder whose career lasted for 13 seasons (1947–1959). He had a brief trial as a right fielder in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox during the final month of the 1951 season. He was born in San Francisco, California.[1] Listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg), he batted and threw right-handed.
In four MLB games played and 11 official at bats, DiPietro collected one hit, a single in his fourth and final game September 30 against Spec Shea of the New York Yankees,[2] for an .091 batting average. He did score a run or collect an RBI. As a fielder, he appeared in three games and recorded four outs with one assist and committed one error for a .833 fielding percentage. He died in Yakima, Washington, on September 3, 2012, from cancer.
Sources
- ^ "Obituaries: Bob DiPietro | Yakima Herald-Republic Online". Yakima-herald.com. Retrieved 2012-09-14.[dead link]
- ^ Retrosheet box score: 1951-09-30
External links
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