Lin Storti

{{short description|American baseball player (1906-1982)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Lin Storti

|image=1927 Zeenut Lin Storti.jpg

|position=Third baseman

|bats=Both

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{birth date|1906|12|5}}

|birth_place=Santa Monica, California

|death_date={{death date and age|1982|7|25|1906|12|5}}

|death_place=Ontario, Canada

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 18

|debutyear={{mlby|1930}}

|debutteam=St. Louis Browns

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 30

|finalyear={{mlby|1933}}

|finalteam=St. Louis Browns

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.227

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=9

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=75

|teams=

• St. Louis Browns (1930–1933)

}}

Lindo Ivan Storti (December 5, 1906 – July 24, 1982) was an American professional baseball player who appeared in 216 games as a third baseman, second baseman and pinch hitter in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Browns from {{mlby|1930}} to {{mlby|1933}}.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stortli01.shtml "Lin Storti Statistics and History"]. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-07. Born in Santa Monica, California, Storti was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed; he was listed as {{convert|5|ft|11|in}} tall and {{convert|165|lb}}.

Storti batted only .227 with 160 hits during a lively-ball era in the majors, amassing 34 doubles, 11 triples, nine home runs, and 75 career runs batted in. He was a career backup infielder, whose personal best in games played came in {{mlby|1931}}, with 86.[https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/S/Pstorl101.htm Retrosheet]

However, Storti had a 19-year professional career (1927–1945), including 12 seasons in the top-level American Association and lengthy service with Milwaukee, Minneapolis and Toledo.

He died in Ontario, California, aged 75.