Coluccio hit .277 at A ball Clinton in 1970. In 1971 he went between A & AA ball but only hit .214. The Pilots moved to Milwaukee by 1973 & Coluccio beat out a young Gorman Thomas for their regular outfielder position in his rookie season. Coluccio was a speedy outfielder labeled “The Macaroni Pony” by the Brewers announcers. He only hit .224 but hit 15 HRs showing the most power he had until that point of his career. He also hit 21 doubles & drove in 58 runs.
The next year he played in a few more games but got fewer at bats and his numbers fell off. He hit six HRs with 18 doubles & 31 RBIs. His 1975 baseball card showed him looking at a called strike, although it was a kool action shot. That year he was traded to the Chicago White Sox and only hit .205 overall in 83 games. He missed all of the bicentennial year playing at AAA Iowa batting .244.

Retirement: Unfortunately Coluccio didn't make the club. In the 1980’s he moved to Southern California and became a real estate agent in Newport Beach, California. In his five year career, he hit .220 with 241 hits 26 HRs 38 doubles 114 RBIs & a .305 on base % in 370 career games. Coluccio will always be remembered for his famous late seventies thick moustache.
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