:Johnny Scalzi

{{short description|American baseball player (1907-1962)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

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| name =Johnny Scalzi

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| position =Second baseman / Pinch hitter / Pinch runner

| birth_date ={{Birth date|1907|03|22|mf=yes}}

| birth_place =Stamford, Connecticut

| death_date ={{death date and age|mf=yes|1962|09|27|1907|03|22}}

| death_place =Port Chester, New York

| bats =Right

| throws =Right

|debutleague = MLB

| debutdate =June 19

| debutyear =1931

| debutteam =Boston Braves

|finalleague = MLB

| finaldate =June 24

| finalyear =1931

| finalteam =Boston Braves

|statleague = MLB

| stat1label =Batting average

| stat1value =.000

| stat2label =Home runs

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| stat3label =Runs batted in

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| stat4label =Games played

| stat4value =2

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• Boston Braves ({{mlby|1931}})

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John Anthony Scalzi (March 22, 1907 – September 27, 1962) was a Major League Baseball player. He played one season with the Boston Braves between June 19 and 24, 1931.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/scalzjo01.shtml Career statistics and history] at [https://www.baseball-reference.com Baseball-Reference.com] He also played seven games for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the NFL in 1931.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/ScalJo20.htm | title=Johnny Scalzi | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | accessdate=17 July 2024}}

After serving as President of the Colonial League, Scalzi was serving as a scout for the New York Mets when he was killed in a car accident near Port Chester, New York.{{cite book|last=Russo|first=Frank|title=Bury My Heart at Cooperstown: Salacious, Sad, and Surreal Deaths in the History of Baseball|url=https://archive.org/details/burymyheartatcoo0000russ|url-access=registration|year=2006|publisher=Triumph Books|location=United States|isbn=1572438223|pages=272}}

Scalzi Park, the largest recreational area within his home city of Stamford, Connecticut, is named after him.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stamfordct.gov/city-parks/pages/scalzi-park-cubeta-stadium|title=Scalzi Park & Cubeta Stadium {{!}} Stamford CT|website=www.stamfordct.gov|language=en|access-date=2018-10-14}}