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Pepitone batted .247 in 1965 and .255 in 1966, as the Yankees finished 70–89, a mark good for last place. He batted .251 in 139 games in 1967 and .245 in 108 games in 1968. Pepitone began to feud with the Yankees in 1969, leaving the team without permission for two days in August. He batted .242 with
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of the North American Softball League (NASL) during their 1980 season. Pepitone was suspended for six games by NASL Commissioner Robert Brown for "conduct detrimental to professional softball" and was out for the season in August with a thigh injury. The Yankees then hired him as a minor league
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The Joe Pepitone Prayer: Don't Let Me Die in Japan; For 12 years—from 1962 – Joe Pepitone played first and outfield for the New York Yankees, Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs – New York Times article, May 19,
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Yanks Harvest Bumper Farm Crop; Well-Balanced Array of Minor Leaguers Aids Champions All-Star Rookie Cast Includes Sons of Keller, Tresh – Mike Tresh's Son on List – New York Times article, January 3, 1962
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The book received substantial attention for its many revelations, particularly about his abusive father and his self-lacerating candor about his self-destructive ways. Later that year, he posed nude for
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offered $ 30,000 to the Statesmen to buy Pepitone's contract in 1978. That offer was rejected. After the Trenton franchise disbanded in 1979, Pepitone became the team president and first baseman for
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Pepitone then announced his intention to continue his career in Japan. In June 1973, Pepitone accepted an offer of $ 70,000 ($ 480,000 today) a year to play for the
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Pepitone was shot by a classmate at age 17 while at school. He did not press charges against the shooter. In the same week, his father died from a stroke at age 39.
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Pepitone and two other men were arrested in Brooklyn on March 18, 1985, after being stopped by the police for running a red light. The car contained nine ounces of
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leagues formed in the United States during the late 1970s and early 1980s. It built on the growth and talent in the booming men's amateur game during this period.
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In October 1980, Pepitone was hired as a minor league hitting coach with the Yankees and brought to the major league club in June 1982. He was replaced by
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Mantle, Boyer Hit Homers As Yanks Top Orioles, 4–1; Yanks Turn Back Orioles, 4 to 1, On Homers by Mantle and Boyer – New York Times article, March 11, 1962
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Sports of The Times; Overheard at the Stadium – Time Marches On – Nuisance Hitter – The Hollywood Touch – New York Times article, April 11, 1962
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at first base. Pepitone retired in May 1972, but returned to the Cubs after a few weeks away from the team. The Cubs traded Pepitone to the
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and two RBIs in 14 games. Pepitone spent his brief career in Japan skipping games for claimed injuries only to be seen out at night in
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kit, a pistol, and about $ 6,300 in cash. Pepitone denied knowing there were drugs and guns in the vehicle. He spent four months at
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of the APSPL, and put up respectable numbers in 1978 (110–225, .489, 14 HRs, 61 RBIs) and 1979 (50–122, .410, 9 HRs, 30 RBIs). The
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YANKEE ROOKIES RATED BEST EVER; Houk Praises Tresh, Gibbs, Linz, Pepitone and Keller – New York Times article, February 25, 1962
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hitting instructor at the end of the NASL season, bringing his professional softball career to a close.
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BROOKLYN TALENT AT YANKEE CAMP; Pepitone Stands Out – New York Times article, February 8, 1962
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SPORTS PEOPLE: BASEBALL; Pepitone Is Arrested – New York Times article, October 26, 1995
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program to serve in the development of minor league players. Pepitone received a 1999
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PEPITONE SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS IN JAIL – New York Times article, October 23, 1986
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for his relationship with the Yankees. He subsequently sold that ring at auction.
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PEPITONE IS GUILTY OF LESSER CHARGES – New York Times article, September 18, 1986
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Pepitone was married three times, all ending in divorce. He had five children.
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SPORTS PEOPLE; Pepitone Trial Starts – New York Times article, August 27, 1986
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Ball Four; My Life and Hard Times Throwing the Knuckleball in the Big Leagues
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In January 1975, Pepitone published his own tell-all baseball memoir, titled
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On March 13, 2023, Pepitone died of a suspected heart attack at his home in
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The American Professional Slo-Pitch League (APSPL) was the first of several
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Pepitone to Begin 6-Month Jail Term – New York Times article, May 17, 1988
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PEPITONE ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES – New York Times article, March 20, 1985
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Soul of a Yankee: The Iron Horse, the Babe and the Battle for Joe Pepitone
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in August of that summer. After Pepitone was sent to prison, Yankee owner
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throw in the white shirtsleeves of the Los Angeles crowd, and the batter,
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In January 1992, Pepitone was charged with misdemeanor assault in
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Pepitone Is Released – New York Times article, September 15, 1988
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Pepitone Is Indicted – New York Times article, May 4, 1985
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and scored the Series-winning run on a sacrifice fly by
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April 10, 1962, for the New York Yankees
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before the 1963 season. Pepitone batted .271 with 27
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After the 1969 season, despite having won his third
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August 19, 1973, for the Yakult Atoms
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May 25, 1973, for the Atlanta Braves
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Brooklyn, New York
Kansas City, Missouri
Batting average
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Houston Astros
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Chicago Cubs
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Atlanta Braves
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Yakult Atoms
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All-Star
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1965
Gold Glove Award
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outfielder
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New York Yankees
Houston Astros

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