Ray Lamanno | |
Position: | Catcher |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 17 November 1919 |
Birth Place: | Oakland, California, U.S. |
Death Place: | Berkeley, California, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | September 11 |
Debutyear: | 1941 |
Debutteam: | Cincinnati Reds |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | October 1 |
Finalyear: | 1948 |
Finalteam: | Cincinnati Reds |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .252 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 18 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 150 |
Teams: |
|
Highlights: |
Raymond Simon Lamanno (November 17, 1919 – February 9, 1994) was an American professional baseball player. A catcher, he appeared in 442 games played in the Major Leagues for the Cincinnati Reds (1941–1942; 1946–1948). The native of Oakland, California, stood tall and weighed . He threw and batted right-handed.
Lamanno's career was interrupted by World War II service in the United States Navy in the Pacific Theater of Operations.[1]
In, Lamanno was selected as a National League All-Star.[2] He appeared in the game, at Fenway Park and won 12–0 by the American League, as a pinch hitter and grounded out against Jack Kramer of the St. Louis Browns.[3] The following season, Lamanno caught Ewell Blackwell's no-hitter on June 18, 1947.[4]