Al LaMacchia

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American baseball player (1921-2010)

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::summary American baseball player (1921-2010) ::

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Field	Value
name	Al LaMacchia
position	Pitcher
image	1946-01(BaseballTripWithMaguolo+Farmers-01).jpg
caption	(L-R) Rob Farmer, Lou Maguolo and LaMacchia (1946)
bats	Right
throws	Right
birth_date
birth_place	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
death_date
death_place	San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
debutleague	MLB
debutdate	September 22
debutyear	1943
debutteam	St. Louis Browns
finalleague	MLB
finaldate	June 29
finalyear	1946
finalteam	Washington Senators
statleague	MLB
stat1label	Win–loss record
stat1value	2-2
stat2label	Earned run average
stat2value	6.46
stat3label	Strikeouts
stat3value	7
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St. Louis Browns (, –)
Washington Senators ()

Alfred Anthony LaMacchia (July 22, 1921 – September 15, 2010) was an American professional baseball player and scout. He was a right-handed pitcher who spent 14 years in the minor leagues where he accumulated a record of 159–117 and spent parts of three seasons (1943, 1945–46) with the St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators compiling a 2–2 record. After his playing career ended, LaMacchia spent six decades as a scout with the Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves, Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Rays, and Los Angeles Dodgers, during which time he discovered dozens of players who made it to the major leagues.

Playing career

LaMacchia was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and served with the United States Army during World War II. He started his pitching career in the St. Louis Browns organization with the Class D Paragould Browns in 1940, where he had a 16–7 record and worked his way up to the majors with a 15–5 record with the Class C St. Joseph Autos in 1941 and a 15–16 record with the Class A1 San Antonio Missions in 1942. LaMacchia made his major league debut on September 27, 1943, with the Browns, pitching portions of three seasons (1943, 1945–46) as a relief pitcher with the Browns and Washington Senators, with a 2–2 career record, 6.46 earned run average and seven strikeouts in innings pitched. He returned to the minor leagues, playing for various teams and organizations until 1954.

Scouting

After completing his playing career, LaMacchia became a scout with the Phillies, Braves, Blue Jays, Devil Rays and Dodgers. LaMacchia eschewed the use of computers, radar guns and stop watches as scouting tools, saying "I trust my eyes... Been good so far".

Pat Gillick, a scout for the New York Yankees, competed against LaMacchia for players in South Texas, mentioned LaMacchia during his induction speech at the National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 24, 2011. Gillick hired LaMacchia to work for the Toronto Blue Jays in 1976.

He was signed by St. Louis Browns scout Lou Maguolo.

LaMacchia died at age 89 on September 15, 2010, at his home in San Antonio, Texas, after having experienced a stroke in the weeks before his death.

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=lamacc001alf Al LaMacchia minor league statistics], [[Baseball-Reference.com]]. Accessed September 17, 2010.
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lamacal01.shtml Al LaMacchia], [[Baseball-Reference.com]]. Accessed September 17, 2010.
He is credited with having scouted players including [[George Bell (outfielder). George Bell]], [[Cito Gaston]], [[Dale Murphy]], [[Dave Stieb]], [[Rocco Baldelli]], and [[David Wells]]. He convinced Dodgers General Manager [[Ned Colletti]] to pursue outfielder [[Andre Ethier]], who had been playing in the [[Oakland Athletics
(2011-08-30). "Pat Gillick – Induction Speech Baseball Hall of Fame". baseballhall.org.
King, Dave. [https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/al-lamacchia/ "Al LaMacchia"], [[Society for American Baseball Research]]. Accessed October 8, 2022. "That opened the door for Browns scout Lou Maguolo, who picked LaMacchia up soon afterward."

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