Umberto Calzolari
Umberto Calzolari | |
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Born: 4 June 1938 Bologna, Italy | |
Died: 29 July 2018 Bologna, Italy | (aged 80)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Serie A1 debut | |
1958, for the ACLI Bologna | |
Last appearance | |
1976, for the Fortitudo Bologna | |
Serie A statistics (through 1976) | |
Batting average | .292 |
Home runs | 32 |
Runs batted in | 305 |
Win–loss record | 152–59 |
Earned run average | 2.16 |
Saves | 4 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Umberto Calzolari (4 June 1938 – 29 July 2018) was an Italian baseball player.
Biography[]
Nicknamed "Professor", Calzolari played in ACLI Bologna from 1958 to 1963, when the team merged into Fortitudo Bologna. With Fortitudo Bologna he won three championships – in 1969, in 1972 and in 1974 – and a European Champion Clubs' Cup in 1973.[2]
Fortitudo Bologna retired his number (8), and, in 1982, La Fibs awarded him the Golden Diamond for his career.[3]
In 1993 with Alfredo Meli he founded the AIBxC (Italian Baseball Association for the Blind).
In 2014 he was included in the Italian Hall of Fame of baseball and softball as a coach.[4]
He died in 2018 at the age of 80.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Umberto Calzolari". Baseball Reference.
- ^ "Morto Calzolari, gloria baseball azzurro". EuroNews. July 29, 2018.
- ^ "Baseball: morto Calzolari, Professore della Fortitudo nella Hall of Fame". La Gazzetta dello Sport. July 29, 2018.
- ^ "UMBERTO CALZOLARI". Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball.
- ^ "Baseball: morto Calzolari, era nella hall of fame". Repubblica.it. July 29, 2018.
Categories:
- 1938 births
- 2018 deaths
- Baseball outfielders
- Baseball pitchers
- Fortitudo Baseball Bologna players
- Italian baseball players
- Sportspeople from Bologna