Victor Alvin Lombardi (September 20, 1922 – December 3, 1997) was a

pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("Pitch (baseball), pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out (baseball), retiring a batter (baseball), batter, ...

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ...

. He pitched from 1945 to 1950 with the

Brooklyn Dodgers The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1883 as the Brooklyn Grays. In 1884, it became a member of the American Association as the Brooklyn Atlantics before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brook ...

and

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Central ...

. He was the starting pitcher in two games of the

1947 World Series The 1947 World Series matched the 1947 New York Yankees season, New York Yankees against the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers season, Brooklyn Dodgers. The Yankees won the Series in seven games for their 11th World Series championship in team history. Yan ...

for the Dodgers.

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Vic Lombardi
at Baseball Almanac * 1922 births 1997 deaths Baseball players from Fresno County, California Major League Baseball pitchers Brooklyn Dodgers players Pittsburgh Pirates players San Diego Padres (minor league) players Johnstown Johnnies players Santa Barbara Saints players Durham Bulls players Hollywood Stars players Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players Seattle Rainiers players Portland Beavers players People from Reedley, California 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-pitcher-1920s-stub