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Monday, March 18, 2013
Jersey Born
A look at Garden State-born Major League Baseball Players. Some you will know and some are unknown to us all, but represented Jersey in the show.
John Orsino (Teaneck, NJ)
Orioles/Giants/Senators 1961-1967
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/orsinjo01.shtml
Career Highlight: With SF, pinched hit for Don Larsen in the 1962 World Series and grounded into a double play off Whitey Ford. Was the full-time starting catcher for the Orioles in 1963, belting 19 home runs.
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