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Johnny Antonelli
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Birthdate: 4/12/1930    
Height / Weight: 6' 0" / 190 lbs. Place of Birth: Rochester, NY, USA
Bats / Throws: L / L

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Baseball Player Johnny Antonelli Born: Rochester N. Y. on April 12 1930

Boston Braves Pitcher Left-handed 6-ft, 1-inch; weight 180

Won 3 and lost 7 in 1949. Nine major League scouts once came to see Johnny Antonelli pitch a high school game. He obliged by hurling a no-hitter and striking out 17 batters. In high school he pitched 3 no-hitters and 5 1-hitters, striking out 231 batters in 103 innings, giving up only 36 hits.

Antonelli was one of the first 'bonus babies' when he was signed by the Boston Braves in 1948 for $65,000. He pitched mostly in relief before entering the U.S. Military - 1951-52. In his last season with the Milwaukee Braves, Antonelli was moved into the starting rotation and went 12-12 with an ERA of 3.18. He was traded to the New York Giants in 1954 for Giants' hero Bobby Thompson and helped them win the pennant with his 21-7 mark and led the NL in pct .750, ERA 2.30 and shutouts with 6.

In 1954, Johnny Antonelli was 21-7 for the World Champion New York Giants. He led the led the league in winning pct (.750), in ERA with 2.30 and in shutouts (6). Antonelli gave up only 209 hits in 258 innings, started 37 games and completed 18. In one stretch in 1954, this All-Star pitcher went 16-2. He also led the National League with a .219 opponents batting average.

He was a World Series hero in 1954 against the powerful Cleveland Indians by winning one complete game and saving another - he pitched 11 innings and gave up only one run.  In that series, Antonelli started Game 1. He hurled a complete game, allowed 8-hits, struck out 9 as the Giants won 3-1. With only two days rest, he came on in relief in Game 4; faced only 5 batters, got 3 on strike outs and 2 on pop ups to end the game, enabling the Giants to sweep the four game World Series.

In 1956, he won 20 games, lost 13, ERA 2.86 while pitching in 282 innings. 1959, Antonelli went 19-10 with a 3.10 ERA.

Johnny Antonelli's career record: 126-110, 3.34 ERA, 1992 innings, and 26 shutouts.

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Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
1948 BSN (NL) 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.25
1949 BSN (NL) 22 10 3 7 0 3 1 96.0 99 49 38 6 42 0 48 3 2 0 3.56
1950 BSN (NL) 20 6 2 3 0 2 1 57.2 81 46 38 2 22 0 33 0 4 1 5.93
1953 MLN (NL) 31 26 12 12 1 11 2 175.1 167 83 62 15 71 0 131 3 1 0 3.18
1954 NYG (NL) 39 37 21 7 2 18 6 258.2 209 78 66 22 94 0 152 2 5 0 2.30
1955 NYG (NL) 38 34 14 16 1 14 2 235.1 206 105 87 24 82 5 143 3 11 0 3.33
1956 NYG (NL) 41 36 20 13 1 15 5 258.1 225 93 82 20 75 10 145 6 3 0 2.86
1957 NYG (NL) 40 30 12 18 0 8 3 212.1 228 98 89 19 67 7 114 3 3 0 3.77
1958 SFG (NL) 41 34 16 13 3 13 0 241.2 216 101 88 31 87 7 143 4 3 0 3.28
1959 SFG (NL) 40 38 19 10 1 17 4 282.0 247 107 97 29 76 6 165 1 3 0 3.10
1960 SFG (NL) 41 10 6 7 11 1 1 112.1 106 51 47 7 47 10 57 1 2 0 3.77
1961 MLN (NL) 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 10.2 16 9 9 2 3 0 8 0 0 0 7.59
1961 CLE (AL) 11 7 0 4 0 0 0 48.0 68 39 35 8 18 0 23 1 1 0 6.56
13 years   377 268 126 110 21 102 25 1992.1 1870 860 739 185 687 45 1162 27 38 1 3.34
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1948 BSN (NL) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1949 BSN (NL) 22 25 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 5 0 .120 .154 SLG
1950 BSN (NL) 20 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 SLG
1953 MLN (NL) 31 62 7 11 2 0 0 4 3 14 0 0 0 0 4 0 .177 .215 SLG
1954 NYG (NL) 39 98 6 16 0 0 2 9 4 25 0 0 0 0 4 0 .163 .196 SLG
1955 NYG (NL) 38 82 8 17 1 0 4 15 3 18 0 0 0 0 3 2 .207 .230 SLG
1956 NYG (NL) 49 89 7 14 3 0 3 4 2 26 0 0 0 0 6 0 .157 .176 SLG
1957 NYG (NL) 47 72 8 11 0 1 3 8 8 19 0 0 0 0 1 1 .153 .235 SLG
1958 SFG (NL) 47 84 9 19 2 1 1 7 2 26 0 0 0 0 5 0 .226 .244 SLG
1959 SFG (NL) 43 101 4 16 2 0 2 10 1 26 0 0 0 1 5 0 .158 .175 SLG
1960 SFG (NL) 42 34 2 8 0 1 0 1 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 .235 .278 SLG
1961 CLE (AL) 12 15 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 .267 SLG
1961 MLN (NL) 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
13 years   403 679 56 121 12 3 15 59 26 175 1 0 0 1 35 3 .178 .209 .SLG



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