Dino Restelli
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Dino Restelli | |
Dino Paolo Restelli | |
"Dingo" | |
Bat/Throw: | R/R |
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Height: | 6' 1" |
Weight: | 191 |
Born: | 1924-9-23 at St. Louis, MO (US) |
Died: | 2006-8-8 at San Carlos, CA (US) |
Interred: | Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, CA (US) |
More info | |
Statistics: | Retrosheet |
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Contents |
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Compton, California in 1953.
- Self-identified as being of Italian ancestry.
- Hit a homerun in his first pro game with San Francisco in 1944.
Pre-professional career
- Attended Galileo High School in San Francisco, California.
- Won three letters in baseball and made three all-star teams in high school.
- Attended Santa Clara College but did not graduate.
Career notes
- Served in the Armed Forces in 1945.
Contract signing
- Purchased from the Sacramento Solons by Portland in 1953.
Sources
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.