. . . . . . "picone001mar"@en . . . "Mario Peter Picone (July 5, 1926 \u2013 October 23, 2013), nicknamed \"Babe\", was an Italian American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Redlegs in part of three seasons spanning 1947\u20131954. Listed at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), 180 lb (82 kg), Picone batted and threw right handed. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. In a 13-game career, Picone posted a 0\u20132 record and a 6.30 ERA in 13 pitching appearances, including three starts, allowing 28 earned runs on 43 hits and 25 walks, while striking out 11 in 40 innings of work. Two of his starting assignments accounted for the two losses on his MLB r\u00E9sum\u00E9. On September 27, 1952, he opened for the Giants and lasted eight innings against the Philadelphia Phillies, allowing six runs (five earned), in a 7\u20133 defeat at the Polo Grounds. Then, on June 13, 1954, in his first appearance for Cincinnati, he faced his hometown Brooklyn Dodgers at Crosley Field and lasted only 41\u20443 innings, giving up five earned runs, including home runs by Duke Snider and Jim Gilliam. Brooklyn eventually won, 14\u20132. He also spent 13 seasons in the Minor leagues, playing from 1944 through 1956 for 11 different clubs. His most productive season came in 1952, when he combined a record of 21\u20138 with a 2.94 for Sioux City and Minneapolis. Besides, he won 19 games in 1945 and amassed four seasons with at least 14 wins. Overall, in the minors, he went 129\u201398 with a 3.95 ERA in 186 pitching appearances (82 starts) over 1975.0 innings. Picone died on October 23, 2013 in Brooklyn at the age of 87. His death was reported six months later."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "2013-10-23"^^ . "32724469"^^ . "1926-07-05"^^ . . "2013-10-23"^^ . . . . "--06-24"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "120552"^^ . . . . . . . . . "1024265711"^^ . . . "0"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Cincinnati Redlegs"@en . . . . "Mario Picone"@en . . "Right"@en . "*New York Giants \n*Cincinnati Redlegs"@en . . . . . . "New York Giants"@en . "40"^^ . . "Right"@en . . "1926-07-05"^^ . . . . . . "--09-27"^^ . . . . . "MLB"@en . . . "4606"^^ . . . . . "MLB"@en . . . . "MLB"@en . . . . . . . . . "1947"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1954"^^ . . . . . . "p/piconma01"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "Mario Picone"@en . "Mario Picone"@en . . "Mario Peter Picone (July 5, 1926 \u2013 October 23, 2013), nicknamed \"Babe\", was an Italian American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Redlegs in part of three seasons spanning 1947\u20131954. Listed at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), 180 lb (82 kg), Picone batted and threw right handed. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. In a 13-game career, Picone posted a 0\u20132 record and a 6.30 ERA in 13 pitching appearances, including three starts, allowing 28 earned runs on 43 hits and 25 walks, while striking out 11 in 40 innings of work."@en . . . . . . "6.3"^^ .