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Steve Nicosia

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: August 6, 1955 in Paterson, NJ us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (24th) of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from North Miami Beach HS (North Miami Beach, FL).

High School: North Miami Beach HS (North Miami Beach, FL)

Debut: July 8, 1978 (Age 22-336d, 14,058th in major league history)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1985 (Age 30-052d)
vs. MIL 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Agents: Chuck Berry, Tom Reich

Full Name: Steven Richard Nicosia

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1979 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.1

938

233

.248

RBI

OBP

.310

SLG

.345

OPS

.656

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	PIT		MON	L,5-6	CG	44	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
2	2	Apr 12	PIT		MON	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
3	3	Apr 13	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
4	4	Apr 15	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	41	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
5	5	Apr 16	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-5	GS	25	6.0	3	2	1	6	0	C
6	6	Apr 17	PIT	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
7	7	Apr 18	PIT	@	HOU	W,6-3	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
8	8	Apr 19	PIT	@	HOU	W,2-0	GS	25	7.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
9	9	Apr 22	PIT		NYM	T,2-2	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
10	10	Apr 25	PIT		STL	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
11	11	Apr 26	PIT		STL	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
12	12	Apr 28	PIT	@	NYM	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
13	14 (1)	Apr 30	PIT	@	NYM	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	15	May 1	PIT		HOU	L,3-5	GS	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
15	16	May 2	PIT		HOU	W,5-4	CG	53	12.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
16	18 (1)	May 6	PIT	@	CIN	L,8-9	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
17	20 (1)	May 7 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
18	22 (1)	May 9	PIT	@	STL	L,0-13	CG	45	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	C
19	29 (6)	May 17	PIT		CIN	L,3-4	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
20	30	May 19	PIT		ATL	W,5-0	CG	28	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
21	31	May 20	PIT		ATL	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
22	32	May 22	PIT		PHI	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
23	33	May 23	PIT		PHI	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
24	34	May 24	PIT		PHI	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
25	35	May 25	PIT	@	CHC	L,9-10	GS	47	10.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
26	36	May 26	PIT	@	CHC	W,6-4	GS	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
27	41 (4)	May 31	PIT	@	MON	L,1-5	GF	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	42	Jun 2	PIT		CHC	W,16-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
29	43	Jun 3	PIT		CHC	W,3-2	GS	27	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
30	44	Jun 4	PIT		CHC	W,5-4	GS	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
31	45	Jun 5	PIT		SFG	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
32	46	Jun 6	PIT		SFG	W,7-6	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
33	49 (2)	Jun 10	PIT		SDP	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	54 (4)	Aug 15	PIT	@	CHC	L,3-4	GF	32	7.1	11	0	0	11	0	C
35	56 (1)	Aug 16 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
36	66 (9)	Aug 26	PIT		LAD	L,6-16	CG	53	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	74 (7)	Sep 3	PIT	@	SDP	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
38	75	Sep 4	PIT	@	SDP	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
39	76	Sep 5	PIT	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
40	77	Sep 6	PIT	@	SDP	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
41	78	Sep 7 (1)	PIT		NYM	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
42	81 (2)	Sep 9	PIT		NYM	L,3-5	GS	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
43	82	Sep 11	PIT		PHI	L,0-8	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
44	92 (9)	Sep 24	PIT	@	MON	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
45	93	Sep 25	PIT	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
46	94	Sep 26	PIT	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
47	95	Sep 27	PIT	@	STL	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
48	96	Sep 28 (1)	PIT		CHC	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
49	98 (1)	Sep 29	PIT		CHC	W,10-6	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
50	99	Sep 30	PIT		MON	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
51	100	Oct 1	PIT		MON	L,2-5	GS	33	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
52	102 (1)	Oct 3	PIT		STL	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
							52gm		436.1	257	23	5	285	2