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Frank Thomas Cimorelli (born August 2, 1968) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Cimorelli played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1994.

Frank Cimorelli
Pitcher
Born: (1968-08-02) August 2, 1968 (age 54) Poughkeepsie, New York
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 30, 1994, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
July 18, 1994, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	0–0
ERA	8.78
Strikeouts	1
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (1994)

Cimorelli attended Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School in Hyde Park, New York where he was teammates with Jeff Pierce.[1] He played shortstop in high school[2] and middle infield at Dutchess Community College on days when he was not pitching. At Dutchess, he batted .340 as a sophomore and won seven games as a pitcher.[3] In his only season at Dominican College, he was an honorable mention NAIA All-American. He was drafted in the 37th round of the 1987 Major League Baseball draft, signed for the minimum salary and received a signing bonus of $1,000.[2]

In 1992, Cimorelli set a Minor League Baseball record for pitchers with 65 consecutive games without committing an error.[4] Cimorelli spent five seasons in the minors, including three uninterrupted years with the Springfield Cardinals, before making his Major League debut against the Houston Astros on April 30, 1994.[5][6] In his final Major League appearance on July 18, 1994, he surrendered four earned runs in a third of an inning against the Houston Astros, setting the stage for the biggest comeback in the history of the Astrodome.[6][7]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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