John Montefusco Stats & Facts
John Montefusco Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 73 Weight: 180 Born: Thursday, May 25, 1950 in Long Branch, NJ USA Died: in , Debut: 9/3/1974 Last Game: 5/1/1986 Full Name: John Joseph Montefusco
John Montefusco Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 73 Weight: 180 Born: Thursday, May 25, 1950 in Long Branch, NJ USA Died: in , Debut: 9/3/1974 Last Game: 5/1/1986 Full Name: John Joseph Montefusco
Giant pitcher John Montefusco (15-9, 2.88, 215), also known as ‘The Count,’ wins the National League Rookie of the Year Award. The Expos’ freshman catcher Gary Carter (.270, 18, 68), a 2003 inductee into the Hall of Fame, receives nine of the first-place votes of the 24 cast by the writers to finish second in the balloting.
1974 – The Giants’ John Montefusco making his major league debut, homers in his first official time at bat, off Charlie Hough, and pitches nine innings of relief to earn a 9 – 5 victory over the Dodgers.
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