Joe Tuminelli

Joe Tuminelli (March 27, 1920 – April 30, 1980) was a third baseman in Minor League Baseball. Listed at 5' 9", 165 lb., he batted and threw right handed.

During nine seasons after World War II, Tuminelli enjoyed a solid baseball career while playing for ten teams in seven minor league circuits and three different countries. Although he never appeared in a Major League game, he teamed up with several future big leaguers through the length of his career. A Triple crown and Most Valuable Player winner, he also had productive seasons in Canadian baseball and the Panamanian Winter League.

Born Joseph Louis Tuminelli in New York City, he was originally signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers. He debuted in 1946 with the Nashua Dodgers of the New England League, and was dealt to the Portland Gulls during the midseason. He finished with a combined batting average of .335 (10th of the league) and a .517 of slugging in 51 games. He opened with Portland in 1947, when the team was renamed the Pilots, and posted a batting line (BA/OBP/SLG) of .335/.378/.517 overall, while collecting a better OPS (.895) than league Most Valuable Player Roy Campanella (.870). Then, in 1947 he hit .309 for the Pilots.

In 1948 Tuminelli moved to the Drummondville Cubs of the Provincial League, a professional circuit based in Quebec. A struggling ballclub, the Cubs finished last in the five-team league with a 39-58 record, 21½ games out of first place. Notably, Tuminelli finished playing all 97 games for Drummondville, hitting a .302 average and 10 home runs, while leading the team in hits (117) and runs batted in (73).

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