Joey Amalfitano Trades and Transactions

The Joey Amalfitano trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Joey Amalfitano has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"Everybody was celebrating (after winning the 1954 World Series) and I couldn't quite understand what all of the celebration was all about. This was my first year. I thought this probably happened all the time." - Joey Amalfitano

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Joey Amalfitano

Joe Amalfitano Autograph on a 1964 Topps (#451)

Joe Amalfitano Autograph on a 1964 Topps (#451)
 

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Birth Name:   John Joseph Amalfitano
Nickname:   Joe or Joey
Born On:   01-23-1934  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   San Pedro, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   St. Anthony High School (Los Angeles, CA)
College:   Loyola College of Los Angeles
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   05-02-1954 (Age 20)
Last Game:   06-27-1967
Draft:   Not Applicable / Signing Bonus = $40,000
Joey Amalfitano

Trades & Transactions

02-02-1954: Signed as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) by New York Giants.
12-05-1958: Released by San Francisco Giants.
11-30-1959: Selected by San Francisco Giants from Toronto (International) in the Rule 5 major league draft.
10-10-1961: Selected by Houston Astros — expansion draft.
11-30-1962: Traded by Houston Astros to San Francisco Giants for Dick LeMay and Manny Mota.
03-29-1964: Sold by San Francisco Giants to Chicago Cubs.
10-18-1966: Released by Chicago Cubs.
05-20-1967: Signed by Chicago Cubs.
07-06-1967: Released by Chicago Cubs.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the Joey Amalfitano trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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