Mario Picone
Mario Peter Picone "Babe"
Born: July 5, 1926
Brooklyn, NY US
Deceased: October 23, 2013
Brooklyn, NY US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180
Career: 1944-1956
Major League Statistics
Mario Picone compiled a career record of 122 wins and 82 losses and a 3.94 ERA in his 344-game pitching career with the Bristol Twins, Richmond Colts, Jacksonville Tars, Jersey City Giants, Minneapolis Millers, Trenton Giants, Sioux City Soos, Rochester Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Richmond Virginians and Buffalo Bisons. He began playing during the 1944 season and last took the field during the 1956 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | D | APPY1 | Bristol Twins | 11 | 10 | .524 | 2.50 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 173.0 | 130 | 83 | 48 | 98 | 171 | 10 | 1 | 19 | ||||||
| 1945 | B | PIED | Richmond Colts | 19 | 6 | .760 | 3.61 | 33 | 18 | 217.0 | 201 | 120 | 87 | 152 | 202 | 14 | 2 | 9 | |||||||
| 1946 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Tars | 14 | 5 | .737 | 2.43 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 159.0 | 128 | 57 | 43 | 83 | 129 | 8 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| 1946 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 2 | 8 | .200 | 4.19 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 101.0 | 94 | 54 | 47 | 67 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| 1948 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 11 | 9 | .550 | 5.93 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 202.0 | 216 | 150 | 133 | 150 | 104 | 9 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 3 | 2 | .600 | 7.47 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 53.0 | 72 | 49 | 44 | 43 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 1949 | B | INSL6 | Trenton Giants | 8 | 5 | .615 | 2.59 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 132.0 | 106 | 54 | 38 | 78 | 106 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 0 | 0 | 45.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 1951 | A | WL3 | Sioux City Soos | 15 | 15 | .500 | 4.75 | 33 | 220.0 | 209 | 128 | 116 | 16 | 152 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | A | WL3 | Sioux City Soos | 15 | 7 | .682 | 2.80 | 26 | 199.0 | 135 | 77 | 62 | 15 | 102 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 6 | 1 | .857 | 3.33 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 73.0 | 60 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1953 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 14 | 8 | .636 | 4.99 | 38 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 211.0 | 216 | 134 | 117 | 38 | 99 | 132 | 11 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1954 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.29 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 63.0 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 24 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 122 | 82 | .598 | 3.94 | 344 | 58 | 0 | 95 | 13 | 0 | 1804.0 | 1618 | 962 | 790 | 75 | 1084 | 0 | 971 | 67 | 4 | 63 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | D | APPY1 | Bristol Twins | 29 | 81 | 68 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 17 | .118 | .231 | .191 | .422 | 13 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1945 | B | PIED | Richmond Colts | 36 | 101 | 82 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 18 | .220 | .319 | .329 | .648 | 27 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| 1946 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Tars | 25 | 61 | 56 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .179 | .207 | .250 | .457 | 14 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 30 | 31 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .259 | .286 | .259 | .545 | 7 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1948 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 49 | 92 | 80 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 25 | .262 | .322 | .312 | .634 | 25 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 14 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .375 | .400 | .667 | 1.067 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1949 | B | INSL6 | Trenton Giants | 19 | 52 | 47 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .149 | .200 | .213 | .413 | 10 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1951 | A | WL3 | Sioux City Soos | 51 | 95 | 95 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .232 | .253 | .484 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 11 | 32 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .310 | .355 | .517 | .872 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1952 | A | WL3 | Sioux City Soos | 28 | 64 | 64 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .156 | .156 | .234 | .391 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 56 | 107 | 100 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 22 | .220 | .243 | .290 | .533 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 15 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .176 | .176 | .176 | .353 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | (+) Toronto Maple Leafs | 34 | 61 | 54 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 18 | .241 | .317 | .370 | .687 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | (+) Richmond Virginians | 34 | 61 | 54 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 18 | .241 | .317 | .370 | .687 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 373 | 763 | 692 | 74 | 146 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 140 | .211 | .255 | .286 | .541 | 198 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | D | APPY1 | Bristol Twins | P | 27 | 12 | 32 | 2 | 1 | .957 | 1.630 |
| 1945 | B | PIED | Richmond Colts | P | 33 | 10 | 30 | 5 | 1 | .889 | 1.212 |
| 1946 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1946 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Tars | P | 22 | 6 | 39 | 2 | 3 | .957 | 2.045 |
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | P | 28 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1948 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | P | 43 | 13 | 29 | 2 | 3 | .955 | .977 |
| 1949 | B | INSL6 | Trenton Giants | P | 17 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 0 | .971 | 1.941 |
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | P | 14 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .955 | 1.500 |
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | A | WL3 | Sioux City Soos | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | A | WL3 | Sioux City Soos | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | P | 38 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 1 | .919 | .895 |
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | P | 24 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 344 | 85 | 216 | 16 | 13 | .950 | .875 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | D | Appalachian League | Bristol Twins | NY1 | ||
| 1945 | B | Piedmont League | Richmond Colts | NY1 | ||
| 1946 | A | South Atlantic League | Jacksonville Tars | NY1 | ||
| 1946 | AAA | International League | Jersey City Giants | NY1 | ||
| 1947 | AAA | International League | Jersey City Giants | NY1 | ||
| 1948 | AAA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | NY1 | ||
| 1949 | B | Inter-State League | Trenton Giants | NY1 | ||
| 1949 | AAA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | NY1 | ||
| 1950 | AAA | International League | Jersey City Giants | NY1 | ||
| 1951 | A | Western League | Sioux City Soos | NY1 | ||
| 1952 | A | Western League | Sioux City Soos | NY1 | ||
| 1952 | AAA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | NY1 | ||
| 1953 | AAA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | NY1 | ||
| 1954 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1954 | AAA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | NY1 | ||
| 1955 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | |||
| 1955 | AAA | International League | Richmond Virginians | |||
| 1956 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons |
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