2007-02-08 16:48:07 · 5 answers · asked by boss52 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Actually, there were 6 players in MLB history with Italian roots that hit 40 HRs in a season.
Roy Campanella (1953)
Jimmy Gentile (1961)
Rocky Colavito (1958, 1959, 1961)
Joe DiMaggio (1937)
Rico Petrocelli (1969)
Mike Piazza (1997, 1999)
2007-02-08 17:57:51 · answer #1 · answered by itsr13 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Italian Baseball Players
2016-11-10 00:15:36 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There have only been 6 Italian-born players in MLB history, and only one of them hit any home runs at all during his time. in the majors; none hit that many home runs in a single season.
2007-02-09 02:18:24 · answer #3 · answered by JerH1 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Wow, that's hard. Joe DiMaggio, Mike Piazza, and Rocky Colavito, Roy Campanella, and then I draw a blank. Rico Petrocelli? Did I get them all?
Why the thumbs down? Are you an idiot? I tried to answer the question.
2007-02-08 17:06:08 · answer #4 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I didnt think there were any italians in MLB,see whoever gave me thumbs down ! I was right no Italians in MLB!
2007-02-08 18:47:16 · answer #5 · answered by JOHN D 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋