| Alec Distaso | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born:(1948-12-23)December 23, 1948 Los Angeles | |
| Died: July 13, 2009(2009-07-13) (aged 60) Macomb, Illinois | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 20, 1969, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| April 22, 1969, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 3.86 |
| Innings pitched | 4+2⁄3 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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Alec John Distaso (December 23, 1948 – July 13, 2009) was an American professionalbaseball player, a right-handedpitcher who appeared in twogames played forChicago Cubs ofMajor League Baseball in1969. The native ofLos Angeles, stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg).
Distaso's professional career, curtailed by elbow miseries, lasted four seasons (1967–1970), all in the Cubs' organization. After winning 13 games for the Class AQuincy Cubs in 1968, he was included on Chicago's1969 opening season roster and appeared in two games as arelief pitcher in April. In the first, he hurled two scorelessinnings against theexpansion edition of theMontreal Expos. This game also made Distaso the first MLB player to make their debut in Canada (Ken Rudolph also debuted in this game on the Cubs, but he was a pinch hitter in the 9th inning while Distaso entered the game in the 5th). In the second, he allowed twoearned runs in2+2⁄3 innings against thePittsburgh Pirates, adouble by the Pirates'Bob Robertson the most damaging blow.[1]
He then was sent back to theminor leagues. Some weeks afterward, he hurt his elbow. Distaso tried to pitch through the injury but enjoyed only sporadic success, never enough to warrant a return to the majors. He quit baseball in the spring of 1971.
After retiring as an active player, Distaso became a police officer and then a detective for theLos Angeles Police Department, retiring in 1994. In 1996, he became a public housing administrator in Macomb, Illinois. Distaso died of cancer in 2009.[2]
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