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Line 1: {{short description\|American baseball player (1916-2008)}} ~~{{Infobox MLB player~~ {{Use mdy dates\|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography \|name=Dario Lodigiani \|image=Dario Lodigiani ~~1941~~1943.jpg \|width=200 \|caption=Lodigiani, circa 1943 \|position=[[Infielder]] \|bats=Right \|throws=Right \|birth_date={{birth date\|1916\|06\|06\|mf=y}} \|birth_place=[[San Francisco, California]], U.S. \|death_date={{death date and age\|2008\|2\|10\|1916\|06\|06}} \|death_place=[[Napa, California]], U.S. \|debutleague = MLB \|debutdate=April 18 \|debutyear=~~{{by\|~~1938}} \|debutteam=[[Philadelphia Athletics]] \|finalleague = MLB \|finaldate=August 18 \|finalyear=~~{{by\|~~1946}} \|finalteam=[[Chicago White Sox]] \|statleague = MLB \|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)\|Batting average]] \|stat1value=.260 \|stat2label=[[Home run]]s \|stat2value=16 \|stat3label=[[~~Run~~Runs batted in~~\|RBI~~]] \|stat3value=156 \|teams= ~~\|teams=<nowiki></nowiki><!--This forces MediaWiki to recognize the first bullet. Kind of a workaround to a bug.-->~~ [[Philadelphia Athletics]] (~~[[1938 in baseball~~{{mlby\|1938]]}}–~~[[1940 in baseball~~{{mlby\|1940]]}}) [[Chicago White Sox]] (~~[[1941 in baseball~~{{mlby\|1941]]}}–~~[[1942 in baseball~~{{mlby\|1942]]}}), (~~[[1946 in baseball~~{{mlby\|1946]]}}) }} '''Dario Antonio Lodigiani''' ~~[Lodi]~~ (June 6, 1916 – February 10, 2008) was an American [[infielder]] in [[Major League Baseball]] who played for two different teams between [[1938 in baseball\|1938]] and [[1946 in baseball\|1946]]. Listed at 5'8", 150 lb., he batted and threw right-handed. He was born in [[San Francisco, California]]. Lodigiani enjoyed a 17-year baseball career (1935–1954), playing parts of six seasons in the majors (1938–42, 1946) and 14 in the [[Minor League Baseball\|minor leagues]] (1935–40; 1947–54), losing three years while serving in the [[military]] (1943–45). Lodigiani enjoyed a 17-year baseball career (1935–1954), playing parts of six seasons in the majors (1938–42, 1946) and 14 in the [[minor league baseball\|minor leagues]] (1935–40; 1947–54), losing three years while serving in [[military]] (1943–45). He played [[second base]] for [[Lowell High School (San Francisco)]], as his [[double play]] partner was [[shortstop]] [[Joe DiMaggio]]. In 1935, he graduated from [[Galileo Academy of Science and Technology\|Galileo High School]] (SF), where he was an All-Star in the [[baseball]], [[basketball]] and [[American football\|football]] teams.▼ ==Early life== At age 19, Lodigiani started his professional career with the [[Oakland Oaks (PCL)\|Oakland Oaks]] of the [[Pacific Coast League]] (1935–37) and later joined the [[List of Eastern League champions\|Williamsport Grays]] of the [[Eastern League (baseball)\|Eastern League]] (1938). He entered the majors in 1938 with the [[Oakland Athletics\|Philadelphia Athletics]], playing for them until 1940 in one game before joining the [[Toronto Maple Leafs (International League)\|Toronto Maple Leafs]] of the [[International League]] (1940). He returned to major league action with the [[Chicago White Sox]] (1941–42), and later served in the [[United States Army Air Forces\|US Army Air Force]] during [[World War II]] (1943–45). After discharge, he rejoined the ChiSox in 1946, his last major league season.▼ ▲Lodigiani enjoyed a 17-year baseball career (1935–1954), playing parts of six seasons in the majors (1938–42, 1946) and 14 in the [[minor league baseball\|minor leagues]] (1935–40; 1947–54), losing three years while serving in [[military]] (1943–45). He played [[second base]] for [[Lowell High School (San Francisco)]], as his [[double play]] partner was [[shortstop]] [[Joe DiMaggio]]. In 1935, he graduated from [[Galileo Academy of Science and Technology\|Galileo High School]] (SF), where he was an All-Star in the [[baseball]], [[basketball]] and [[American football\|football]] teams. ==Professional career== ▲At age 19, Lodigiani started his professional career with the [[Oakland Oaks (PCL)\|Oakland Oaks]] of the [[Pacific Coast League]] (1935–37) and later joined the [[List of Eastern League champions\|Williamsport Grays]] of the [[Eastern League (~~baseball~~1938–2020)\|Eastern League]] (1938). He entered the majors in 1938 with the [[~~Oakland Athletics\|~~Philadelphia Athletics]], playing for them until 1940 in one game before joining the [[Toronto Maple Leafs (International League)\|Toronto Maple Leafs]] of the [[International League]] (1940). He returned to major league action with the [[Chicago White Sox]] (1941–42), and later served in the [[United States Army Air Forces\|US Army Air Force]] during [[World War II]] (1943–45). After discharge, he rejoined the ChiSox in 1946, his last major league season. In his rookie season with Philadelphia, Lodigiani posted a .280 [[batting average (baseball)\|batting average]] with six [[home run]]s and 44 [[run batted in\|RBI]] in 93 [[games played\|games]]. The next year he recorded career-highs in games (121), [[hit (baseball)\|hits]] (102), [[run (baseball)\|runs]] (46), [[double (baseball)\|doubles]] (22), and matched his numbers in home runs and RBI while hitting .260. In a six-season career, Lodigiani was a .260 hitter (355–for–1364) with 16 home runs and 156 RBI in 405 games, including 142 [[run (baseball)\|runs]], 71 doubles, seven [[triple (baseball)\|triples]], 12 [[stolen base]]s, and a .338 [[on-base percentage]]. A disciplined hitter, he posted a solid 1.64 [[walk-to-strikeout ratio]] (141–to–86). On the field, he appeared in 275 games as a [[third baseman]] and 115 at second. He had an overall total of .948 [[fielding percentage]] (82 [[error (baseball)\|errors]] in 1582 [[total chances\|chances]]). Lodigiani returned to the Pacific Coast League with the Oakland Oaks (1947–49) and [[San Francisco Seals (baseball)\|San Francisco Seals]] (1949–51). After that, he played and [[manager (baseball)\|managed]] in the [[Western International League]] for Yakima (1952–53), and played with the [[Ventura Oilers]] (1953) and [[Channel Cities Oilers]] (1954) of the [[California League]]. Over 14 minor league seasons, he hit a .301 average with 74 home runs and 589 RBI. His best minor league season was with the 1937 Oaks, when he hit .327 with 35 doubles, 18 home runs and 84 RBI. ==Later life== Following his playing career, Lodigiani [[scout (sport)\|scouted]] for the Chicago White Sox, discovering or signing players such as [[Dave Frost]], [[Rusty Kuntz]], [[Jack McDowell]], [[Rich Morales]] and [[Ken Williams (baseball executive)\|Ken Williams]].<ref>{{Cite journal \| last = James \| first = Marty \| ~~authorlink~~author-link = ~~\| coauthors =~~ \| title = Lodigiani remembered by friends, peers \| journal = [[Napa Valley Register]] Line 50 ⟶ 59: \| pages = \| publisher = Lee Enterprises, Inc. \| location = Napa, CACalifornia \| date = February 13, 2008 \| url = http://napavalleyregister.com/sports/article_39e2a207-b9af-5559-8196-d924b165fe9b.html \| issn = \| doi = \| id = \| ~~accessdate~~access-date = October 27, 2010}}</ref> He also coached for the [[Cleveland Indians]] and [[~~Oakland Athletics\|~~Kansas City Athletics]], and eventually gained induction to the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame in 2006. He ==Death== Lodigiani died in [[Napa, California]] on February 10, 2008.<ref>{{Cite journal \| last = \| first = \| ~~authorlink~~author-link = ~~\| coauthors =~~ \| title = Dario Lodigiani Obituary \| journal = [[Napa Valley Register]] Line 66 ⟶ 77: \| pages = \| publisher = Lee Enterprises, Inc. \| location = Napa, CACalifornia \| date = February 12, 2008 \| url = http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/obituaries/article_b14d294e-5fea-5fc0-8274-5bde5c3afc8c.html Line 72 ⟶ 83: \| doi = \| id = \| ~~accessdate~~access-date = October 27, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal \| last = Gonzales \| first = Mark \| ~~authorlink~~author-link = \| title = Former Sox player/scout Lodigiani dead at 91 ▼ ~~\| coauthors =~~ ▲ \| title = Former Sox player/scout Lodigiani dead at 91 \| journal = [[Chicago Tribune]] \| volume = \| issue = \| pages = \| ~~publisher~~location = Napa, California ~~\| location = Napa, CA~~ \| date = February 12, 2008 \| url = http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports_hardball/2008/02/former-sox-play.html Line 89 ⟶ 98: \| doi = \| id = \| ~~accessdate~~access-date = October 27, 2010~~}}</ref>~~ \| archive-date = July 8, 2011 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110708144350/http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports_hardball/2008/02/former-sox-play.html \| url-status = dead }}</ref> ==~~Notes~~References== {{Reflist}} ==~~References~~Further reading== * {{cite book \|last=Van Blair\|first=Rick\|year=1994\|title=[[Dugout to Foxhole\| Dugout to Foxhole: Interviews with Baseball Players Whose Careers Were Affected by World War II]] \|location=Jefferson, North Carolina\|publisher=McFarland & Company Publishers}}▼ ==External links== {{Commons}} {{baseballstats \| br=l/lodigda01 }} [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/L/Plodid101.htm Retrosheet] [http://www.patrickruffini.com/scotuswire/go.php?id=26333 Baseball in Wartime]{{dead link\|date=August 2020\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}} [http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/big_bunko/eastern2399.htm&date=2009-10-25+13:33:00 Eastern League (1938-present)] [http://www.autographedtoyou.com/Dario%20-Lodigiani.htm Autographed to You] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070804050753/http://www.autographedtoyou.com/Dario%20-Lodigiani.htm \|date=2007-08-04 }} [http://www.garybed.co.uk/those_who_served.htm Baseball in Wartime] [http://www.autographedtoyou.com/Dario%20-Lodigiani.htm Autographed to You] {{PCL Hall of Fame}} ~~==Further reading==~~ ▲* {{cite book \|last=Van Blair\|first=Rick\|year=1994\|title=[[Dugout to Foxhole\| Dugout to Foxhole: Interviews with Baseball Players Whose Careers Were Affected by World War II]] \|location=Jefferson, North Carolina\|publisher=McFarland & Company Publishers}} ~~{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->~~ ~~\| NAME = Lodigiani, Dario~~ ~~\| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =~~ ~~\| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American baseball player and coach~~ ~~\| DATE OF BIRTH = June 6, 1916~~ ~~\| PLACE OF BIRTH = San Francisco, California~~ ~~\| DATE OF DEATH = February 10, 2008~~ ~~\| PLACE OF DEATH = Napa, California~~ }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lodigiani, Dario}} [[Category:1916 births]] [[Category:2008 deaths]] [[Category:American ~~military~~expatriate ~~personnel~~baseball ofplayers ~~World~~in ~~War II~~Canada]] [[Category:~~American~~Baseball ~~people~~players offrom ~~Italian~~San ~~descent~~Francisco]] ~~[[Category:American military personnel of Italian descent]]~~ ~~[[Category:Baseball players from California]]~~ [[Category:Channel Cities Oilers players]] [[Category:Chicago White Sox players]] [[Category:Chicago White Sox scouts]] [[Category:Cleveland Indians scouts]] [[Category:Kansas City Athletics coaches]] ~~[[Category:Major League Baseball coaches]]~~ [[Category:Major League Baseball second basemen]] [[Category:Major League Baseball third basemen]] Line 131 ⟶ 135: [[Category:Philadelphia Athletics players]] [[Category:San Francisco Seals (baseball) players]] ~~[[Category:Sportspeople from San Francisco, California]]~~ [[Category:Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players]] [[Category:United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II]] [[Category:Ventura Oilers players]] [[Category:Williamsport Grays players]]