Marino Pieretti

Marino Paul Pieretti (September 23, 1920 – January 30, 1981) was an Italian-born American professional baseball player. He played in the major-leagues from 1945 through 1950 in the American League for the Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox, and Cleveland Indians.

Biography Born in Lucca, This may be a reference to :it:Marlia, which is located in Capannori in the Province of Lucca. Contemporary newspaper reports also note his place of birth as Marlia, Lucca, Italy. in Tuscany, Pieretti grew up in San Francisco's North Beach district. He was a right-handed pitcher who appeared in 194 major-league games, 68 as a starting pitcher.

Pieretti stood tall and weighed . A stalwart in the Pacific Coast League (PDL) of the era (he won 122 games and lost 112 for various PCL teams between 1943 and 1956), he came to the major leagues after winning 26 games for the 1944 Portland Beavers. He was known as "submariner" in his stint with the Beavers, because of his sidearm delivery.

His major-league rookie season was his finest. Pitching for the second-place Senators, he won 14 of 27 decisions and completed 14 of his 27 starting assignments, hurling three shutouts. For his major-league career, he compiled a 30–38 win–loss record with an earned run average (ERA) of 4.53 in innings pitched, allowing 713 hits and 321 bases on balls. He notched 188 career strikeouts, eight saves and 21 complete games.

Pieretti, who worked in a slaughterhouse in the offseason, However, The Friends of Marino Pieretti were still meeting in his honor every month as of January 2011.