Archi Cianfrocco
| Archi Cianfrocco | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Cianfrocco in 2024 | |
| First baseman / Third baseman | |
| Born: October 6, 1966 Rome, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: April 8, 1992, for the Montreal Expos | |
| NPB: April 3, 1999, for the Seibu Lions | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: September 26, 1998, for the San Diego Padres | |
| NPB: April 25, 1999, for the Seibu Lions | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .241 |
| Home runs | 34 |
| Runs batted in | 185 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .263 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 5 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Angelo Dominic "Archi" Cianfrocco (born October 6, 1966) is an American former professional baseball player. He played all or parts of seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), mostly at first and third base, from 1992 to 1998.
Career
[edit]Cianfrocco was drafted twice, first by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 11th round (259th overall) of the 1986 amateur entry draft, then by the Montreal Expos in the 5th round (122nd overall) of the 1987 amateur entry draft. He elected not to sign with Pittsburgh, but after one season of college baseball at Purdue,[1] he signed with Montreal in 1987. The Expos traded him to the San Diego Padres in 1993 for pitcher Tim Scott. After his MLB career, Cianfrocco played a season in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Seibu Lions.
While playing for the Padres, he had multiple fan clubs, including "Archi's Army" and the "CianfrocCrew". On Hall of Fame Weekend on August 4, 1997, he won the Home Run Derby in Cooperstown.[2]
Cianfrocco was the Padres' batter facing Tom Browning when the Cincinnati Reds pitcher broke his arm while delivering a pitch.
He currently resides in San Diego, California, and is the OEM Sales Manager at Seagate Systems.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Purdue University Baseball Players Who Played in the Major Leagues". Baseball-Almanac.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2004. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Game: History, 1990-1999". Archived from the original on August 19, 2006. Retrieved August 24, 2006.
- ^ http://www.linkedin.com/pub/archi-cianfrocco/4/64b/336 [self-published source]
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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