Dave righetti biography

Dave Righetti pitched in the major leagues for 16 seasons (1979; 1981-95), amassing 252 saves. He also served 18 years (2000-2017) as pitching coach for the San Francisco Giants.

Dave righetti biography

However, “Rags” is remembered most for a performance that came during his early years as a starting pitcher. On July 4, 1983, before 41,077 fans at Yankee Stadium, Righetti became the first Yankee pitcher to throw a no-hitter since Don Larsen in the 1956 World Series.

David Allan Righetti was born on November 28, 1958 in San Jose, California.

He was the second son, after his older brother Steven, born to Leo and Sandra (née Smith) Righetti. Leo Righetti was an infielder in the Yankees’ minor-league system in the 1940s.

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He couldn’t break into the big leagues and spent most of the 1950s playing for Seattle and San Francisco in the Pacific Coast League. Leo’s last year was in 1957 and then he went to work for the San Jose Tallow Company. The business was owned by his father, Marco.1

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