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Leo Cristante

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: December 10, 1926 in Detroit, MI us

Died: August 24, 1977 in Dearborn, MI

Buried: Our Lady of Hope Cemetery, Brownstown, MI

High School: Wyandotte HS (Detroit, MI)

Debut: April 21, 1951 (Age 24-132d, 10,787th in major league history)
vs. BSN 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 7, 1955 (Age 28-271d)
vs. BOS 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Dante Leo Cristante

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.3

ERA

3.84

58.2

WHIP

1.500

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	8 (7)	Apr 22	DET	@	CLE	L,5-8		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	25 (16)	May 10	DET	@	WSH	L,4-7		17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	29 (3)	May 15 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,4-10		9	2.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
4	33 (3)	May 20	DET		CLE	W,11-4		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	36 (2)	May 24	DET	@	KCA	W,9-6		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	39 (2)	May 28	DET		CHW	L,4-16		11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	42 (2)	May 30 (2)	DET		KCA	L,4-5		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	48 (5)	Jun 5 (2)	DET		BAL	L,5-6	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	52 (3)	Jun 9	DET		NYY	L,3-7		8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	70 (17)	Jul 1 (1)	DET	@	KCA	L,2-3		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	71	Jul 1 (2)	DET	@	KCA	L,5-7		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	73 (1)	Jul 3	DET	@	KCA	L,8-9		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	77 (3)	Jul 7	DET		CHW	L,1-12		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	93 (15)	Jul 24 (2)	DET		WSH	L,0-3		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	97 (3)	Jul 27 (2)	DET	@	BAL	L,7-8	GS	26	4.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	105 (7)	Aug 4	DET	@	WSH	L,6-9		17	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	110 (4)	Aug 9	DET	@	CLE	L,2-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	114 (3)	Aug 13	DET		CHW	W,9-8		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	120 (5)	Aug 20	DET	@	CHW	L,7-8		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	138 (17)	Sep 7	DET	@	BOS	L,4-7		12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							20gm		36.2	1	1	1	3	0