Joey Amalfitano
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| Second baseman / Third baseman / Manager / Coach | |||
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Born: January 23, 1934 San Pedro, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 3, 1954, for the New York Giants | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| June 27, 1967, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .244 | ||
| Hits | 418 | ||
| Home runs | 9 | ||
| Runs | 248 | ||
| Managerial record | 66–116 | ||
| Winning % | .363 | ||
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John Joseph Amalfitano (born January 23, 1934) is a former utility infielder, manager and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played a combined ten seasons with the New York/San Francisco Giants (1954–55; 1960–61; 1963), Houston Colt .45s (1962) and Chicago Cubs (1964–67), and managed the Cubs from 1979–81. Amalfitano is perhaps best known as the Los Angeles Dodgers' third-base coach for sixteen years (1983–98), which included the 1988 World Series championship. He is currently a special assistant for player development for the San Francisco Giants, primarily working in its farm system.
A native of San Pedro, California, Amalfitano attended Saint Anthony High School in Long Beach, California, Loyola University of Los Angeles, and the University of Southern California. Because he signed a "bonus contract" when he became a professional player in 1954, Amalfitano spent the first two years of his pro career sitting on the bench of the New York Giants under the terms of the rule then in force. But after four years in the minor leagues, he returned to the National League in 1960 and played through the middle of 1967 for the Giants, Houston Colt .45s and Chicago Cubs. Amalfitano, a right-handed hitter and thrower, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg). In 642 MLB games played, he batted .244 in 1,715 at bats with 418 hits and nine home runs.
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