Alec Distaso

Who is Alec Distaso?

Alec John Distaso was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who appeared in two games played for Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball in 1969. The native of Los Angeles, California, stood 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighed 200 pounds.

Distaso's professional career, curtailed by elbow miseries, lasted four seasons, all in the Cubs' organization. After winning 13 games for the Class A Quincy Cubs in 1968, he was included on Chicago's 1969 opening season roster and appeared in two games as a relief pitcher in April. In the first, he hurled two scoreless innings against the expansion edition of the Montreal Expos. In the second, he allowed two earned runs in 2⅔ innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates, a double by the Pirates' Bob Robertson the most damaging blow. He then was sent back to the minor leagues.

After retiring as an active player, Distaso became a police officer and then a detective for the Los Angeles Police Department, retiring in 1994.