Johnny Antonelli
[edit] Biography
Born on April 12, 1930 in Rochester, New York, Johnny Antonelli (John August Antonelli) played for the Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, New York Giants, San Francisco Giants and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 12 year career. Antonelli broke into the bigs on July 4, 1948 with the Boston Braves, and put up a 3.56 ERA in 96 innings pitched in 1949, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Johnny Antonelli's best season was 1954, when he posted a 2.30 ERA, won 21 games and struck out 152 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1948
| BOS
| N
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.25
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| BOS
| N
| 22
| 10
| 3
| 7
| 3.56
| 48
| 49
| 38
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 96
| 99
| 6
| 42
| 0
| 3
| 2
|
| 1950
| BOS
| N
| 20
| 6
| 2
| 3
| 5.93
| 33
| 46
| 38
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 57.2
| 81
| 2
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1953
| MIL
| N
| 31
| 26
| 12
| 12
| 3.18
| 131
| 83
| 62
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 175.1
| 167
| 15
| 71
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| 1954
| NY
| N
| 39
| 37
| 21
| 7
| 2.30
| 152
| 78
| 66
| 18
| 6
| 2
| 258.2
| 209
| 22
| 94
| 5
| 2
| 5
|
| 1955
| NY
| N
| 38
| 34
| 14
| 16
| 3.33
| 143
| 105
| 87
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 235.1
| 206
| 24
| 82
| 5
| 3
| 11
|
| 1956
| NY
| N
| 41
| 36
| 20
| 13
| 2.86
| 145
| 93
| 82
| 15
| 5
| 1
| 258.1
| 225
| 20
| 75
| 10
| 6
| 3
|
| 1957
| NY
| N
| 40
| 30
| 12
| 18
| 3.77
| 114
| 98
| 89
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 212.1
| 228
| 19
| 67
| 7
| 3
| 3
|
| 1958
| SF
| N
| 41
| 34
| 16
| 13
| 3.28
| 143
| 101
| 88
| 13
| 0
| 3
| 241.2
| 216
| 31
| 87
| 7
| 4
| 3
|
| 1959
| SF
| N
| 40
| 38
| 19
| 10
| 3.10
| 165
| 107
| 97
| 17
| 4
| 1
| 282
| 247
| 29
| 76
| 6
| 1
| 3
|
| 1960
| SF
| N
| 41
| 10
| 6
| 7
| 3.77
| 57
| 51
| 47
| 1
| 1
| 11
| 112.1
| 106
| 7
| 47
| 10
| 1
| 2
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 7.59
| 8
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10.2
| 16
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| CLE
| A
| 11
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 6.56
| 23
| 39
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 48
| 68
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1961
| Total
|
| 20
| 7
| 1
| 4
| 6.75
| 31
| 48
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 58.2
| 84
| 10
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 366
| 261
| 126
| 106
| 3.26
| 1139
| 821
| 704
| 102
| 25
| 21
| 1944.1
| 1802
| 177
| 669
| 50
| 26
| 37
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 11
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 6.56
| 23
| 39
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 48
| 68
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 377
| 268
| 126
| 110
| 3.34
| 1162
| 860
| 739
| 102
| 25
| 21
| 1992.1
| 1870
| 185
| 687
| 50
| 27
| 38
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1948
| BOS
| N
| P
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1949
| BOS
| N
| P
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 14
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .826
|
| 1950
| BOS
| N
| P
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1953
| MIL
| N
| P
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 34
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1954
| NY
| N
| P
| 39
| 37
| 258.2
| 10
| 54
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 2
| .970
|
| 1955
| NY
| N
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 46
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1956
| NY
| N
| P
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 49
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1957
| NY
| N
| P
| 40
| 30
| 212.1
| 9
| 27
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 2
| 3
| .923
|
| 1958
| SF
| N
| P
| 41
| 34
| 241.2
| 10
| 27
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 1
| .902
|
| 1959
| SF
| N
| P
| 40
| 38
| 282
| 8
| 44
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 6
| 5
| .963
|
| 1960
| SF
| N
| P
| 41
| 10
| 112.1
| 2
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 3
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| P
| 9
| 0
| 10.2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| CLE
| A
| P
| 11
| 7
| 48
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| .923
|
| 1961
| Total
|
| P
| 20
| 7
| 58.2
| 2
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| .933
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 377
| 156
| 1165.2
| 72
| 342
| 21
| 24
| 0
| 5
| 20
| 19
| 15
| .952
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1948
| BOS
| N
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| BOS
| N
| 22
| 25
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .120
| .154
| .120
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| BOS
| N
| 20
| 16
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .125
| .125
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1953
| MIL
| N
| 31
| 62
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 4
| .177
| .215
| .210
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| NY
| N
| 39
| 98
| 6
| 16
| 2
| 9
| .163
| .196
| .224
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 25
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1955
| NY
| N
| 38
| 82
| 8
| 17
| 4
| 15
| .207
| .230
| .366
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 18
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1956
| NY
| N
| 49
| 89
| 7
| 14
| 3
| 4
| .157
| .176
| .292
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 26
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1957
| NY
| N
| 47
| 72
| 8
| 11
| 3
| 8
| .153
| .235
| .306
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1958
| SF
| N
| 47
| 84
| 9
| 19
| 1
| 7
| .226
| .244
| .310
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 26
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1959
| SF
| N
| 43
| 101
| 4
| 16
| 2
| 10
| .158
| .175
| .238
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 26
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1960
| SF
| N
| 42
| 34
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 1
| .235
| .278
| .294
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| CLE
| A
| 12
| 15
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .267
| .267
| .400
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| Total
|
| 21
| 16
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .375
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 391
| 664
| 52
| 117
| 15
| 59
| .176
| .207
| .268
| 10
| 3
| 26
| 172
| 1
| 34
| 1
| 0
| 15
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 12
| 15
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .267
| .267
| .400
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 403
| 679
| 56
| 121
| 15
| 59
| .178
| .209
| .271
| 12
| 3
| 26
| 175
| 1
| 35
| 1
| 0
| 15
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Braves (June 29, 1948).
- Traded by Milwaukee Braves with Don Liddle, Ebba St. Claire, Billy Klaus and $50000 to New York Giants in exchange for Bobby Thomson and Sam Calderone (February 1, 1954).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants with Willie Kirkland to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Harvey Kuenn (December 3, 1960).
- Sold by Cleveland Indians to Milwaukee Braves (July 4, 1961).
- Sold by Milwaukee Braves to New York Mets with Ken MacKenzie (October 11, 1961).
- Returned to Milwaukee Braves (February 23, 1962).
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Contact Johnny Antonelli: P O Box 580 Pittsford NY 14534
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