Description
David Gerald Criscione is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He played seven games for the Baltimore Orioles in 1977, going 3-for-9 at the plate.
Criscione hit just one major league home run, but it was a walk-off home run against the Milwaukee Brewers on July 25, 1977. After Andr�s Mora pinch-hit for starting catcher Dave Skaggs in the bottom of the 9th inning, Billy Smith tied the game at 3-3 with a single. In the top of the 10th, Criscione entered the game on defense. With the score still tied 3-3 in the bottom of the 11th, Criscione came to bat against Sam Hinds of the Brewers with one out and homered to win the game. Criscione later went on to be a long-time coach of the SUNY Fredonia Blue Devils, a Division III college baseball team near Buffalo New York.
Born
September 2nd, 1951 in Dunkirk (Age 73)
Teams
Last Changes
2024/07/20
New Response (Success): 4 x 6 photo signed
2024/07/08
New Response (Success): Sent All-time Orioles card, came back signed. Mr. ..
2021/12/12
New Response (Success): 2 signed ic's.