Alec Distaso
| Alec Distaso | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: December 23, 1948 Los Angeles | |||
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Died: July 13, 2009 (aged 60) Macomb, Illinois | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 20, 1969, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| April 22, 1969, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 0–0 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.86 | ||
| Innings pitched | 4⅔ | ||
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Alec John Distaso (December 23, 1948 – July 13, 2009) was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who appeared in two games played for Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball in 1969. The native of Los Angeles, stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg).
Distaso's professional career, curtailed by elbow miseries, lasted four seasons (1967–1970), all in the Cubs' organization. After winning 13 games for the Class A Quincy Cubs in 1968, he was included on Chicago's 1969 opening season roster and appeared in two games as a relief pitcher in April. In the first, he hurled two scoreless innings against the expansion edition of the Montreal Expos. In the second, he allowed two earned runs in 2⅔ innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates, a double by the Pirates' Bob Robertson the most damaging blow.[1] He then was sent back to the minor leagues.
After retiring as an active player, Distaso became a police officer and then a detective for the Los Angeles Police Department, retiring in 1994.[2]
References
- ↑ 1969-4-22 box score from Retrosheet
- ↑ Alec Distaso at the SABR Bio Project, by Rory Costello, retrieved July 18, 2013
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Alec Distaso at the SABR Bio Project, by Rory Costello, retrieved July 18, 2013