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Eugene James Petralli (born September 25, 1959 in Sacramento, California) was a 6'1" 180 lbs. utility [[baseball[[ player with a 12-year career, from 1982 to 1993. He played for the Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers both of the American League. He played catcher, first base, second base, third base, outfield, designated hitter and left and right bench. September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ...
1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Nickname: City of Trees Motto: Official website: http://www. ...
Major league affiliations American League (1977-present) East Division (1977-present) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 1992 • 1993 AL Pennants (2) 1992 • 1993 East Division titles (5) 1985 • 1989 • 1991 • 1992 1993 Wild card berths (0) None Major league nicknames Toronto Blue Jays (1977-present) Major league home...
Major league affiliations American League (1961-present) West Division (1972-present) East Division (1969-1971) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None AL Pennants (0) None West Division titles (3) [1] 1999 • 1998 • 1996 Wild card berths (0) None [1] - In 1994, a players strike wiped out the last...
American League The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ...
Petralli graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in Sacramento, and went on to Sacramento City College. John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK, or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. ...
Sacramento City College is a two-year community college located in Sacramento, California. ...
 Petralli's first Rangers card, Topps 1986 He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 3rd round (53rd overall pick) of the 1978 amateur entry draft (January Regular Phase.) In 809 games over his Major League career Petralli hit 24 home runs (just 731 short of tying the Hank Aaron record of 755), drove in 192 runs, and hit for a .267 average. His best season was 1988 as he amassed 352 at-bats, 7 home runs, 36 runs batted in, and a .282 average. He hit over .300 in both 1987 and 1989. Image File history File links Geno86. ...
Image File history File links Geno86. ...
Major league affiliations American League (1977-present) East Division (1977-present) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 1992 • 1993 AL Pennants (2) 1992 • 1993 East Division titles (5) 1985 • 1989 • 1991 • 1992 1993 Wild card berths (0) None Major league nicknames Toronto Blue Jays (1977-present) Major league home...
Henry Louis Hank Aaron (born February 5, 1934 in Mobile, Alabama, United States), is an American baseball player and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. ...
Petralli legacy and progeny
Petralli is the son of former minor leaguer Gene Petralli who played from 1948-1953. Geno was married on September 22, 1979 to the former Susan Patterson. Together they had two sons, James Isiah born on August 13, 1981 and Benjamin Hastings born on October 7, 1985.
Career Highlights - Petralli was the Ranger's Union Player Representative in 1986.
- In August 1988 Petralli hit .342 (26 hits in 76 at-bats) over the course of 25 games and was named the Rangers Player of the Month.
- Petralli's first hit as a Ranger came in a 6-0 defeat against the Yankees at Yankee Stadium on July 12, 1985. Ed Whitson served up a third inning single to centerfield by Geno.
- Geno gained notoriety when he was implicated in a steroid scandal involving Rafael Palmeiro in 2005. Former Ranger Jose Canseco said in his book titled "Juiced" that Mr. Petralli served as the "A$$-man", that is, the individual responsible for injecting steroids into the posterior of fellow teammates.
For other uses of the phrase see Home run (disambiguation) In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run himself (along with a run for each runner who was already on...
William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio), nicknamed The Rocket, is among the preeminent Major League baseball pitchers of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. ...
Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) East Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (6) 2004 • 1918 • 1916 • 1915 1912 • 1903 AL Pennants (11) 2004 • 1986 • 1975 • 1967 1946 • 1918 • 1916 • 1915 1912 • 1904 • 1903 East Division titles (5) 1995 • 1990 • 1988 • 1986 1975 Wild card berths...
1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Arlington Stadium was a baseball stadium located in Arlington, Texas, located between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. ...
Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) Central Division (1994-present) East Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 1948 • 1920 AL Pennants (5) 1997 • 1995 • 1954 • 1948 1920 Central Division titles (6) [1] 2001 • 1999 • 1998 • 1997 1996 • 1995 Wild card berths (0) None [1] - In...
Leonard Harold Barker III (born July 7, 1955 in Fort Knox, Kentucky), better known as Len Barker, is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher. ...
Cleveland Stadium (also known as Municipal Stadium, Cleveland Municipal Stadium and The Mistake on the Lake) was a baseball and American football stadium located in Cleveland, Ohio. ...
The New York Yankees are a Major League baseball team based in The Bronx, New York City. ...
Yankee Stadium is the home stadium of the New York Yankees, a major league baseball team. ...
Rafael Palmeiro Corrales (born September 24, 1964 in Havana, Cuba) is a Major League Baseball player, with a career spanning almost 20 years, and thus far the most prominent major leaguer to test positive for steroids under Major League Baseballs testing program. ...
José Canseco Capas, Jr. ...
In chemistry and biology, Steroids are a type of lipid, characterized by a carbon skeleton with four fused rings. ...
1987 Catchers Surplus The 1987 Texas Rangers set a record for being the only team in Major League history to carry four catchers on their roster for the entire season. Don Slaught, Darrell Porter, Mike Stanley, and Geno Petralli all split time as the team's catcher. Most teams seldom have more than two catchers. The catcher heavy roster did little to help the Rangers as they finished last with a 75-87 record. Many of the foursome would pinch-hit or play designated hitter if not catching. Rangers manager Bobby Valentine never explained his reasons for carrying so many catchers when his team was in such dire need of pitchers. Texas Rangers American League AAA Oklahoma RedHawks AA Frisco RoughRiders A Bakersfield Blaze Clinton LumberKings Spokane Indians R Arizona Rangers The Texas Rangers are a Major League Baseball team based in Arlington, Texas, a suburb in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. ...
Donald Martin Slaught (born September 11, 1958 Long Beach, California - ) was a utility player with a 16-year career from 1982 to 1997. ...
Darrell Ray Porter (January 17, 1952 – August 5, 2002) was an American catcher in Major League Baseball, and one of the first American professional athletes to publicly admit he had a problem with substance abuse. ...
Robert Michael Mike Stanley (born June 25, 1963 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a baseball catcher who had a 15-year career MLB career. ...
A designated hitter (often shortened to DH), is an official position adopted by Major League Baseballs American League in 1973 that allowed teams to boost sagging offensive performances by designating a player to bat in place of the pitcher. ...
Robert John Valentine (born May 13, 1950 in Stamford, Connecticut) is a former player and manager in Major League Baseball and current manager in Japan. ...
Petralli Pay Day Petralli finally cashed in on his stellar play by settling a salary arbitration case with the Rangers on January 20, 1989 for $325,000. [1] Not bad for a former Dr. Pepper delivery truck driver. That date was also the day in which President George H. W. Bush was inaugurated as President of the United States. The President's son, George W. Bush, would later become the managing general partner of a group that bought the Rangers from Eddie Chiles in 1989. George Herbert Walker Bush, GCB, (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States (1989–1993). ...
The presidential seal was first used by president Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii The President of the United States of America (often abbreviated to POTUS) is the head of state of the United States. ...
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States. ...
Harrell Edmonds Eddie Chiles (May 11, 1910 - August 22, 1993) was the founder of the Western Oil Company and an owner of the Texas Rangers. ...
The Nolan Ryan exclusion Petralli was never allowed to catch any of the famous moments of Nolan Ryan in Texas. Ryan used lesser known catchers such as Chad Kreuter, John Russell, and Mike Stanley to catch his 5,000th strikeout, 6th no-hitter, and 7th no-hitter. To this day Petralli and Ryan do not speak to each other. Houston Astros catcher Alan Ashby however was able to catch three no-hitters in his career (Ken Forsch 1979, Nolan Ryan 1981, and Mike Scott 1986) and thus demonstrates that life is not fair. Nolan Ryan Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr. ...
Chadden Michael Kreuter (Born August 26, 1964) in Greenbrae, California, is a retired Major League Baseball catcher. ...
Robert Michael Mike Stanley (born June 25, 1963 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a baseball catcher who had a 15-year career MLB career. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1962-present) Central Division (1994-present) West Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None NL Pennants (1) 2005 Central Division titles (4) 2001 • 1999 • 1998 • 1997 West Division titles (2) [1][2] 1986 • 1980 Wild card berths (2) 2005 • 2004 [1...
The Sad End of the Petralli Era in Texas The promotion of Ivan Rodriguez in 1991 signaled the end of Petralli's tenure as the Rangers' primary backstop. After two years as I-Rod's backup, he was released after the Rangers looked to veteran Mike Scioscia -- who hadn't played in over a year and was considered fat and out of shape -- to fill the role. "[The Rangers] made it clear that Mike was their guy," the snubbed catcher said after signing with the San Diego Padres in March 1994. "I would have thought they would have shown a little more faith in me." It was a moot point, as neither Scioscia nor Petralli ever appeared in a major-league game again. Iván Rodríguez Torres (born November 30, 1971 in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico), nicknamed Pudge or I-Rod, is a professional baseball player. ...
Michael Lorri Scioscia (born November 27, 1958 in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania) is a former catcher and current manager in Major League Baseball. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1969-present) West Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None NL Pennants (2) 1998 • 1984 West Division titles (4) 2005 • 1998 • 1996 • 1984 Wild card berths (0) None Major league nicknames San Diego Padres (1969-present) Major league home ballparks PETCO...
Jeff Kunkel Petralli's best friend and roommate (when not playing in the minors with Oklahoma City) during his playing days was rarely used shortstop Jeff Kunkel. Kunkel now works as an operations manager for a firm called First Rate in the Dallas-Ft Worth region. His bio can be seen here. [2] As of early 2006 Kunkel is rumored to be working to bring more fame and attention to his seldom remembered best friend. In the 1985 Topps baseball card Kunkel is only 14 years old. The position of the shortstop A shortstop moves to his left, toward the center of the field, to play a ground ball Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. ...
Petralli Fan Club In early 2006 a grass roots movement began to take hold across Texas and the United States to have the Rangers host a Geno Petralli Day during the 2006 season. A special emphasis is being placed upon the 20th anniversary of the prime time pinch-hit homer against Roger Clemens. Grassroots democracy is the political processes which are driven by groups of ordinary citizens, as opposed to larger organisations or wealthy individuals with concentrated vested interests in particular policies. ...
Official language(s) None. ...
William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio), nicknamed The Rocket, is among the preeminent Major League baseball pitchers of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. ...
The Future? Geno, Jr! In June 2005 the Detroit Tigers selected Geno's son Ben [3] with their 15th round draft pick. Like his father, Ben is a switch-hitting catcher from Sacramento City College. It is unknown whether he can catch a knuckleball or likes Taco Bueno. Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) Central Division (1998-present) East Division (1969-1997) Major league titles World Series titles (4) 1984 • 1968 • 1945 • 1935 AL Pennants (9) 1984 • 1968 • 1945 • 1940 1935 • 1934 • 1909 • 1908 1907 Central Division titles (0) None East Division Champs (3) 1987 • 1984 • 1972...
A knuckleball (or knuckler for short) is a baseball pitch thrown so as to minimize the spin of the ball in flight. ...
Taco Bueno is a U.S.-based fast food restaurant chain that specializes in Mexican food. ...
References - 1987 Texas Rangers Media Guide
- 1989 Texas Rangers Media Guide
- The Impossible Takes A Little Longer. The Texas Rangers - From Pretenders to Contenders. 1990. Phil Rogers.
- Street and Smith Baseball Yearbook 1989
- The Sporting News Baseball Yearbook 1987
- The Sporting News Baseball Yearbook 1989
- Recorded interview of Geno Petralli with Norm Hitzges on HSE July 17, 1990.
- WBAP post game radio interview of Geno Petralli with Eric Nadel on April 14, 1991.
- Ft Worth Star Telegram story "The Amazing Geno" by Tom Fitzgerald August 30, 1986.
- Dallas Morning News stroy "Petralli - Doing it all for the Rangers" May 7, 1989.
- Street and Smith Baseball Yearbook 1991
- KTVT Super 11 interview on 10 o'clock news sports segment, June 28, 1988.
- Mansfield Gazette "Petralli - the funny name and the serious bat." Tommy Wilkerson June 1, 1987.
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