Gino Cimoli
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Cimoli in 1957.
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: December 18, 1929 San Francisco, California |
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Died: February 12, 2011 (aged 81) Roseville, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 19, 1956, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |||
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| May 7, 1965, for the California Angels | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .265 | ||
| Home runs | 44 | ||
| Runs batted in | 321 | ||
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Gino Nicholas Cimoli (December 18, 1929 – February 12, 2011) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Braves, Kansas City Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, and California Angels from 1956 through 1965. He was an MLB All-Star in 1957, and a member of the 1960 World Series champions.
A high school all-star at Galileo High School in San Francisco, Cimoli signed as an amateur free agent with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1949. He would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Dodgers on April 19, 1956.
On April 15, 1958, Cimoli became the first Major League batter to step into the batter's box on the West Coast when the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants played their first game of the season at Seals Stadium in San Francisco. After the season, the Dodgers traded Cimoli to the St. Louis Cardinals for Wally Moon and Phil Paine. After the 1959 season, the Cardinals traded Cimoli to the Pittsburgh Pirates with Tom Cheney in exchange for Ron Kline.
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