Tommy Bianco
Encyclopedia
Thomas Anthony Bianco is a former Major League Baseball
third baseman
for the Milwaukee Brewers
. He was born in Rockville Centre, New York
. He was a switch hitter and threw right handed.
Bianco was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers
as the 3rd overall pick in the 1st round of the 1971 draft. Bianco made his major league debut on May 28, 1975. He played 18 career games in Major League Baseball
. He had 6 hits
in 34 at bats (a .176 batting average
) and no home run
s or RBI
s.
He currently is a hitting instructor at Dave Lemanczyk's baseball academy in Long Island, NY.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
third baseman
Third baseman
A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run...
for the Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
. He was born in Rockville Centre, New York
Rockville Centre, New York
Rockville Centre is a village located in Nassau County, New York, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the village had a total population of 24,023. The town is made up of middle to upper middle class residents, most of the wealthier residents residing on the north side of town near the...
. He was a switch hitter and threw right handed.
Bianco was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
as the 3rd overall pick in the 1st round of the 1971 draft. Bianco made his major league debut on May 28, 1975. He played 18 career games in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
. He had 6 hits
Hit (baseball)
In baseball statistics, a hit , also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice....
in 34 at bats (a .176 batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
) and no home run
Home run
In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...
s or RBI
Run batted in
Runs batted in or RBIs is a statistic used in baseball and softball to credit a batter when the outcome of his at-bat results in a run being scored, except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play. The first team to track RBI was the Buffalo Bisons.Common nicknames for an RBI...
s.
He currently is a hitting instructor at Dave Lemanczyk's baseball academy in Long Island, NY.