Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Pellagrini began his professional baseball career in 1938 and worked his way up through the minor leagues before being acquired by the Red Sox in September 1941, but spent 1942–1945 in the United States Navy, serving in the Pacific Theater of Operations, during World War II. On April 22, 1946 he hit a home run in his first Major League at bat with the Red Sox, helping the team to a 5-4 win over the Washington Senators, but he played in only 22 games that year and did not appear in the World Series; it would remain his only pennant-winning team.\n', '

Traded to the Browns after the 1947 season in the deal which brought Vern Stephens to Boston, he enjoyed his most consistent play in St. Louis, appearing in 184 games over two years and batting .238 in both campaigns. He returned to the minor leagues in 1950, and spent the final four years of his career with three National League teams, peaking with a 1953 season in which he hit .253 for the Pirates.\n', '

He ended his career with a .226 batting average, 20 home runs, 321 hits, 167 runs, 133 runs batted in and 13 stolen bases in 563 games. Primarily a shortstop, he also saw significant playing time at second and third base.\n', '

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