Umberto Calzolari Explained

Umberto Calzolari
Birth Date:4 June 1938
Birth Place:Bologna, Italy
Death Place:Bologna, Italy
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Serie A1
Debutyear:1958
Debutteam:ACLI Bologna
Finalyear:1976
Finalteam:Fortitudo Bologna
Statleague:Serie A
Statyear:1976
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.292
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:32
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:305
Stat4label:Win–loss record
Stat4value:152–59
Stat5label:Earned run average
Stat5value:2.16
Stat6label:Saves
Stat6value:4
Teams:
  • ACLI Bologna (1958–1963)
  • Fortitudo Bologna (1963–1978)
Highlights:
  • 3× Italian Baseball Champion (1969, 1972, 1974)
  • 1× Cup of Champions Winner (1973)
  • No. 8 Retired by Fortitudo Bologna
  • Italian Baseball Hall of Fame (2014)
  • Golden Diamond Award (1982)

Umberto Calzolari (4 June 1938 – 29 July 2018) was an Italian baseball player.

Biography

Nicknamed "Professor", Calzolari played in ACLI Bologna from 1958 to 1963, when the team merged into Fortitudo Bologna. With Fortitudo Bologna he won three championships – in 1969, in 1972 and in 1974 – and a European Champion Clubs' Cup in 1973.[1]

Fortitudo Bologna retired his number (8), and, in 1982, La Fibs awarded him the Golden Diamond for his career.[2]

In 1993 with Alfredo Meli he founded the AIBxC (Italian Baseball Association for the Blind).

In 2014 he was included in the Italian Hall of Fame of baseball and softball as a coach.[3]

He died in 2018 at the age of 80.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Morto Calzolari, gloria baseball azzurro. July 29, 2018. EuroNews.
  2. Web site: Baseball: morto Calzolari, Professore della Fortitudo nella Hall of Fame. July 29, 2018. La Gazzetta dello Sport.
  3. Web site: UMBERTO CALZOLARI. Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball.
  4. Web site: Baseball: morto Calzolari, era nella hall of fame. July 29, 2018. Repubblica.it.