George Puccinelli Explained

George Puccinelli
Position:Outfielder
Birth Date:22 June 1907
Birth Place:San Francisco, California, U.S.
Death Place:San Francisco, California, U.S.
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:July 17
Debutyear:1930
Debutteam:St. Louis Cardinals
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 27
Finalyear:1936
Finalteam:Philadelphia Athletics
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.283
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:19
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:102
Teams:

George Lawrence Puccinelli (June 22, 1907 – April 16, 1956) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Browns, and Philadelphia Athletics.[1]

In 187 games over four seasons, Puccinelli posted a .283 batting average (172-for-607) with 109 runs, 19 home runs, 102 RBI and 78 bases on balls. He recorded a .947 fielding percentage playing at right and left field.

On April 16, 1956, at age 48, he suffered a fatal heart attack while playing golf.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/puccige01.shtml "George Puccinelli Statistics and History"