Dario Lodigiani

Who was Dario Lodigiani?

Dario Antonio Lodigiani [Lodi] was an infielder in Major League Baseball who played for two different teams between 1938 and 1946. Listed at 5'8", 150 lb., he batted and threw right-handed. He was born in San Francisco, California.

Lodigiani enjoyed a 17-year baseball career, playing parts of six seasons in the majors and 14 in the minor leagues, losing three years while serving in military. He played second base for Lowell High School, as his double play partner was shortstop Joe DiMaggio. In 1935, he graduated from Galileo High School, where he was an All-Star in the baseball, basketball and football teams.

At age 19, Lodigiani started his professional career with the Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League and later joined the Williamsport Grays of the Eastern League. He entered the majors in 1938 with the Philadelphia Athletics, playing for them until 1940 in one game before joining the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League. He returned to major league action with the Chicago White Sox, and later served in the US Army Air Force during World War II. After discharge, he rejoined the ChiSox in 1946, his last major league season.