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Tom Pagnozzi

American baseball player (born 1962)

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American baseball player (born 1962)

Field	Value
name	Tom Pagnozzi
image	Tom Pagnozzi.jpg
position	Catcher
birth_date
birth_place	Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
bats	Right
throws	Right
debutleague	MLB
debutdate	April 12
debutyear	1987
debutteam	St. Louis Cardinals
finalleague	MLB
finaldate	August 15
finalyear	1998
finalteam	St. Louis Cardinals
statleague	MLB
stat1label	Batting average
stat1value	.253
stat2label	Home runs
stat2value	44
stat3label	Runs batted in
stat3value	320

St. Louis Cardinals (–)
All-Star (1992)
3× Gold Glove Award (1991, 1992, 1994) Thomas Alan Pagnozzi (born July 30, 1962) is an American former professional baseball player. He played his entire 12-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career as a catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, from through . A three-time Gold Glove Award winner, Pagnozzi was named to the National League All-Star team in 1992. Besides catcher, Pagnozzi also made 40 appearances at first base and seven at third base during his career.

Baseball career

Pagnozzi was born in Tucson, Arizona. He attended University of Arkansas where he played for the Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team. Initially a backup catcher and utility player for the Cardinals, in 1990. Pagnozzi impressed Cardinals manager Joe Torre enough to move Todd Zeile, then the Cardinals' hot catching prospect, to third base to make room for him. Pagnozzi remained the Cardinals' regular catcher until 1996. While he had moderate power and was considered a run batted in (RBI) threat, he was primarily regarded for his defense, for which he won the Gold Glove Award in , , and . Pagnozzi made the National League All-Star team in 1992.

From 1986 to 1990, Pagnozzi played in the Puerto Rican Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente with the Indios de Mayagüez (Mayagüez Indians).

Pagnozzi retired from MLB as a player in 1998 at the age of 36 after having been released by the Cardinals in August. However, he signed a short-lived minor-league contract with the New York Yankees in December 1999. His offensive career totals included a batting average of .253 with 44 home runs and 320 RBI. He placed in the top five in Cardinals franchise history in catcher defensive categories such as games caught, innings, putouts, stolen bases allowed, caught stealing, and fielding percentage.

Tom Pagnozzi's nephew, Matt Pagnozzi, was also a catcher, and made his debut with the Cardinals on September 29, 2009.

References

"Tom Pagnozzi statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
(1999-12-19). "YANKS SIGN PAGNOZZI TO MINOR LEAGUE PACT".

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