Willie Garoni

Willie Garoni
Pitcher
Born: (1877-07-28)July 28, 1877
Fort Lee, New Jersey, U.S.
Died: September 9, 1914(1914-09-09) (aged 37)
Fort Lee, New Jersey, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 7, 1899, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
September 22, 1899, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–1
Earned run average4.50
Strikeouts2
Stats at Baseball Reference 
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William Garoni (July 28, 1877 – September 9, 1914) was a professional baseball player. He played for the New York Giants of the National League in September 1899.

Garoni was a pitcher with the New York Athletic Club when he was signed by the Giants prior to the 1899 season.[1] He was given a trial in a preseason game against Columbia University but did not impress. The review of his performance in The New York Herald was as follows: "Garoni will never do for [National] League company if his work in yesterday's game is taken as a criterion. Such heavy batting teams as the Brooklyns, Bostons or Cincinnatis would want nothing easier than stand up before the New York A. C. pitcher. Garoni lacks control, has no curves to speak of and is not quick enough in fielding his position."[2] He was thus farmed out to Bridgeport to start the season and not recalled to the major league club until September.[3] He made his big league debut on September 7 against the Baltimore Orioles, relieving Charlie Gettig in eighth inning. Baltimore scored three runs in the final two innings and, according to the Herald, Garoni "did nothing to show that he would ever be able to win a [National] League game."[4] Garoni made his second appearance on September 17 in a game played against the St. Louis Browns in Weehawken in his native New Jersey. He entered the game after the fifth inning in relief of Bill Carrick and kept the Browns scoreless for the final three innings.[5] Garoni's final major league outing was on September 22, 1899. He pitched a complete game but took the loss against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a shortened five-inning game.[6]

He is buried at Fairview Cemetery in New Jersey.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "More Trouble for the Giants". The World. March 31, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  2. ^ "Baseball Games Yesterday". New York Herald. April 11, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  3. ^ "Baseball Gossip". Detroit Free Press. September 2, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  4. ^ "Baltimore, 10; New York, 0". New York Herald. September 8, 1899. p. 5. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  5. ^ "Sunday on the Diamond". New York Herald. September 18, 1899. p. 5. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  6. ^ "On the Baseball Field". The New York Times. September 23, 1899. p. 9. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  7. ^ Bury Me at Cooperstown
  8. ^ "Bill Garoni, One-Time Giant Pitcher, Dead". The Courier-News. September 12, 1914. p. 11. Retrieved November 14, 2023.


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