The five foot ten, right hand hitting infielder had a brief playing career making it to the big leagues in 1944. He played eight games for the St. Louis Cardinals batting .190.
After just two games in 1945 he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies, where he played as a regular third baseman. In 125 games he hit .256 with one HR & 28 RBIs. It was his only season as a full time player & his last in the major leagues. Antonelli played 15 seasons in the minor leagues, hitting a career .287 while playing through the 1950 season.
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In 1973 Antonelli was promoted to the Mets AAA Tidewater Tides club in the International League. The TIdes finished fifth in 1973 & fell to seventh in 1974.
After that Antonelli served as a roving minor league infield instructor through the 1985 season.
Passing: He passed away in 1990 in Memphis at age 74.
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