Michael Angelo LiPetri (July 6, 1929 – November 17, 2016) was an American

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player. A right-handed

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who stood tall and weighed , he appeared in ten

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games for the

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and

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. LiPetri graduated from Bushwick High School in

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before beginning a professional baseball career in 1950. After his first season in the minors, he spent fourteen months in the

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. LiPetri won 15 of 17 decisions for the

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of the Class C

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in 1953 and he compiled a .628 winning percentage in 78 decisions during his seven-year minor league baseball career, which stretched from 1953 to 1959. In parts of two MLB seasons, he allowed nine

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and 13

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over 15

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of work,

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nine and

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three. LiPetri died on November 17, 2016, and is buried at Cemetery of the Holy Rood in Westbury, NY.Michael LiPetri Service Details
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