Ralph Mauriello

Mauriello threw and batted right-handed, and was listed as 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and 195 pounds (88 kg). He climbed the ladder in the Dodger organization, winning 18 games (and losing eight) for the 1955 Mobile Bears of the Double-A Southern Association. His 1958 call-up came after a minor-league year split between Double-A and Triple-A. In his MLB debut September 13, a starting assignment against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field, he lasted only one-third of an inning; of the five batters he faced, three made hits and a fourth took a base on balls. Charged with three earned runs, he was tagged with the Dodgers' eventual 9–4 defeat. But, six days later, he started against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, permitted only one run on five hits, and racked up his first MLB victory, 5–1. Eight days later, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, he came in against the Cubs as a mid…