Tom Pagnozzi
| Tom Pagnozzi | |||
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: July 30, 1962 Tucson, Arizona |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 12, 1987, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 15, 1998, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .253 | ||
| Home runs | 44 | ||
| Runs batted in | 320 | ||
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Thomas Alan Pagnozzi (born July 30, 1962 in Tucson, Arizona) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher who played twelve seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals. He played collegiately for Arkansas. Besides catcher, Pagnozzi also made 40 appearances at first base and seven at third base during his career, which spanned from 1987 to 1998.
Initially a backup catcher and utility player for the Cardinals, in 1990 Pagnozzi impressed Cardinals manager Joe Torre enough to move Todd Zeile, then the Cardinals' hot catching prospect, to third base to make room for him. Pagnozzi remained the Cardinals' regular catcher until 1996. While he had moderate power and was considered an run batted in (RBI) threat, he was primarily regarded for his defense, for which he won Gold Gloves in 1991, 1992, and 1994. Pagnozzi also made the National League All-Star team in 1992.
From 1986 to 1990, Pagnozzi played in the Puerto Rican Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente with the Indios de Mayagüez (Mayagüez Indians).
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