Carl Furillo

(1922-1989)

American baseball player

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Carl Anthony Furillo (March 8, 1922 – January 21, 1989), nicknamed "The Reading Rifle" and "Skoonj", was an American professional baseball right fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB), spending his entire career with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers. A member of seven National League (NL) champions from 1947 to 1959 inclusive, Furillo batted over .300 five times, winning the 1953 batting title, with a .344 average — then the highest by a right-handed hitting Dodger since 1900. Noted for his strong and accurate throwing arm, he recorded 10 or more assists in nine consecutive seasons, leading the league twice, and retired with the fifth-most games in right field (1,408) in NL history.

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Born	Carl Anthony Furillo 8 March 1922 Stony Creek Mills, Pennsylvania, USA
Died	21 January 1989 (aged 66) Stony Creek Mills, Pennsylvania, USA
Zodiac	Pisces
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