Albert Francis “Al” Gionfriddo

B: Mar 8, 1922, Dysart, PA — D: Mar 14, 2003, Solvang, CA

Despite a brief career in the big leagues, Al was involved in two famous plays in baseball history. In Game 4 of the 1947 World Series, Gionfriddo scored when the Dodgers Cookie Lavagetto’s pinch hit double broke up the Yankees Bill Bevens’ no hitter with 2 outs in the bottom of the ninth. In Game 6, the Dodgers led 8-5. With two men on, Joe DiMaggio drove the ball to deep to left and Gionfriddo, a defensive replacement, reached over the fence and caught it. Famously, DiMaggio kicked the dirt in frustration. Ironically, Gionfriddo never made it back to the majors after the 1947 World Series.

AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
580	95	154	2	58	.266