Frank Cimorelli

Frank Thomas Cimorelli (born August 2, 1968) is former Major League Baseball pitcher. Cimorelli played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1994.

Frank Cimorelli
Pitcher
Born: (1968-08-02) August 2, 1968
Poughkeepsie, New York
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 30, 1994, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
July 18, 1994, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Win-Loss record0-0
ERA8.78
Strikeouts1
Teams

Cimorelli attended Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School in Hyde Park, New York where he was teammates with Jeff Pierce.[1] He played shortstop in high school[2] and middle infield at Dutchess Community College on days when he was not pitching. At Dutchess, he batted .340 as a sophomore and won seven games as a pitcher.[3] In his only season at Dominican College, he was an honorable mention NAIA All-American. He was drafted in the 37th round of the 1987 Major League Baseball draft, signed for the minimum salary and received a signing bonus of $1,000.[2]

In 1992, Cimorelli set a Minor League Baseball record for pitchers with 65 consecutive games without committing an error.[4] Cimorelli spent five seasons in the minors, including three uninterrupted years with the Springfield Cardinals, before making his Major League debut against the Houston Astros on April 30, 1994.[5][6] In his final Major League appearance on July 18, 1994, he surrendered four earned runs in a third of an inning against the Houston Astros, setting the stage for the biggest comeback in the history of the Astrodome.[6][7]

References
  1. Thomaselli, Rich (12 June 2020). "FORMER RCK STAR PITCHER MURPHY DRAFTED BY MLB'S GIANTS". Hudson Valley Sports Report. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. "Cimorelli's next pitch will be as a pro hurler". Poughkeepsie Journal. June 13, 1989. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. "Cimorelli latest Roosevelt grad drafted by Cardinals". Poughkeepsie Journal. 10 June 1989. pp. 2B. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. "This Day in History". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  5. "Frank Cimorelli Minor & Mexican Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  6. "Frank Cimorelli Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  7. Lemoine, Bob (2017). "July 18, 1994: Astros erase 11-run deficit in biggest comeback in Astrodome history". Dome Sweet Dome: History and Highlights from 35 Years of the Houston Astrodome. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 28 December 2020.


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