Cookie Lavagetto Positions: Third Baseman and Second BasemanBats: Right • Throws: Right6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)Born: December 1, 1912 in Oakland, CADied: August 10, 1990 in Orinda, CABuried: Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, St. Helena, CAHigh School: Oakland Technical HS (Oakland, CA)Debut: April 17, 1934 (7,682nd in major league history)vs. STL 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: September 28, 1947vs. BSN 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBRookie Status: Exceeded…
The Mets announce the club has ‘traded’ coaches with the Giants, bringing Wes Westrum to New York in exchange for Cookie Lavagetto, who is recovering from a serious illness and requested a position nearer to his home in Oakland. Mets manager Casey Stengel met and became fond of his new coach during the recent All-Star Game, and will be replaced by him as the team’s second skipper in franchise history when the 75 year-old ‘Old Perfessor’ retires in 1965.
October 3, 1951, Cookie Lavagetto and Ralph Branca and after Bobby Thompson’s the Shot Heard ‘Round the World’ [jetpack_subscription_form title=”Join the Community” subscribe_text=”We bring you cool stories about the game, players, ballparks and the people that shaped the game!” subscribe_button=”Join us!” show_subscribers_total=”1″] Subscribe to our Podcast The Daily Rewind on Apples Podcast | Spotify |…
On October 3, 1947, in the 1947 World Series @ Ebbets Field – Cookie Lavagetto of the Brooklyn Dodgers breaks up Bill Bevens’ no-hit bid with two outs in the ninth, Lavagetto pinch-hitting for Eddie Stanky, hits a two-out ninth-inning double giving the “Bums” a dramatic and unlikely 3-2 win over the New York Yankees…