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American baseball player (1951-2001)

Baseball player
Joe Lovitto
Lovitto in 1974
Center fielder
Born: (1951-01-06)January 6, 1951
San Pedro, California, U.S.
Died: May 19, 2001(2001-05-19) (aged 50)
Arlington, Texas, U.S.
Batted: SwitchThrew: Right
MLB debut
April 15, 1972, for the Texas Rangers
Last MLB appearance
September 16, 1975, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
Batting average.216
Home runs4
Runs batted in53
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Joseph Lovitto, Jr. (January 6, 1951 – May 19, 2001) was an American professional baseball player, a center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Texas Rangers (1972–1975). He was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed, standing 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighing 185 pounds (84 kg).

Career

A native of San Pedro, California, Lovitto was a competent outfielder with blazing speed who batted over .300 in his minor league career, but never fulfilled expectations at the Major League level. One of his former managers, Billy Martin, wrote, in his autobiography, that Lovitto could have had a great career if not for injuries.

Lovitto started in center field on Opening Day of 1972 in the Texas Rangers' inaugural season. In his rookie year he hit .224 (74-for-330) with 19 runs batted in and 13 stolen bases in 117 games played. Then he lost almost the 1973 season with an injured leg, appearing in only 26 games. The following year he hit .223 in 113 games, but in 1975 was put on the disabled list with a variety of major injuries and appeared in just 50 games. He was traded to the New York Mets for Gene Clines on December 12, 1975, but was released during spring training.

In a four-season career, Lovitto was a .216 hitter (165-for-763) with four home runs, 53 RBI, and 22 stolen bases in 306 games.

References

  1. "Joe Lovitto Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  2. "Joe Lovitto Stats & Scouting Report - Baseball America". www.baseballamerica.com. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  3. Inc., Baseball Almanac. "Joe Lovitto Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved November 8, 2017. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. Durso Joseph. "Mets Trade Staub to Tigers for Lolich," The New York Times, Saturday, December 13, 1975. Retrieved May 1, 2020
  5. "Joe Lovitto". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 8, 2017.

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