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Reno Bertoia

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Batting average
  
.244

Role
  
Baseball player

Home runs
  
27

Height
  
1.80 m

Runs batted in
  
171

Weight
  
84 kg

Name
  
Reno Bertoia


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Died
  
April 15, 2011, Windsor, Canada

Education
  
Assumption College School, University of Windsor

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Reno Peter Bertoia (January 8, 1935 – April 15, 2011) was Italian Canadian professional baseball player.

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Career

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Born as Pietro, Bertoia moved with his family to Canada from Italy at the age of one and grew up in Windsor, Ontario. His next-door neighbour and role model was Hank Biasatti. Bertoia attended and graduated from Assumption College High School in Windsor. Signed by the Detroit Tigers in 1953, Bertoia continued his education by attending Assumption University from which he graduated in June 1958 while a member of the Tigers. Bertoia also became close friends with Hall of Fame outfielder Al Kaline while with Detroit, and was an important part of Kaline's early years with the Tigers.

In 10 major league seasons he played in 612 games and had 1,745 at bats, 204 runs, 425 hits, 60 doubles, 10 triples, 27 home runs, 171 runs batted in (RBIs), 16 stolen bases, 142 walks, .244 batting average, .303 on-base percentage, .336 slugging percentage, 586 total bases and 31 sacrifice hits.

In January 1964, Bertoia signed to play in the Japanese Central League with the Hanshin Tigers. He asked for his release a few weeks into the season because his son had been ill during most of the family's stay in Japan.

After his retirement as a player, Bertoia received his full high school teaching credentials and returned to Windsor, where he worked as a teacher for 30 years with the Windsor Catholic School Board. He was inducted into the Windsor/Essex County Sports Hall of Fame in 1982, the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988 and the University of Windsor Alumni Sports Hall of Fame in 1988.

Bertoia died on April 15, 2011, of lymphoma in Windsor.

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Reno Bertoia Wikipedia