| John Orsino | |
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| Catcher | |
| Born: April 22, 1938 Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| Died: November 1, 2016 (aged 78) Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 14, 1961, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 10, 1967, for the Washington Senators | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .249 |
| Home runs | 40 |
| Runs batted in | 123 |
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John Joseph Orsino (April 22, 1938 – November 1, 2016) was an American Major League Baseball catcher. He was signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent before the 1957 season, and played for the San Francisco Giants (1961–1962), Baltimore Orioles (1963–1965), and Washington Senators (1966–1967).
Born in Teaneck, New Jersey, Orsino grew up in nearby Fort Lee, where he attended Fort Lee High School.[1]
- ^ Skelton, David E. "John Orsino: A Profile", The Pecan Park Eagle, September 13, 2017. Accessed September 15, 2018. "John Joseph Orsino was born on April 22, 1938, the only child of John and Helen (Higgins) Orsino, in Teaneck, a crowded township 20 miles north of Newark in Bergen County, New Jersey.... Orsino attended Fort Lee (New Jersey) High School.... He retired after the season and returned to his Fort Lee, New Jersey, home."