Sonny Senerchia

He was born and grew up in Newark, New Jersey, and attended Montclair State University, where he earned bachelor\'s degrees in physical education and English; he then received a master\'s degree in music from Trenton State College. According to his obituary, Senerchia was an accomplished violinist as a boy, appearing at Carnegie Hall at the age of ten, and as an adult he was a concert violinist with the New Jersey Symphony, the Garden State Arts Center Orchestra, and the Toms River Symphony. He also performed as a violinist with Pearl Bailey, Jack Benny and others. As a jazz musician, he played clarinet, saxophone, flute and piano in ensembles and big bands.\n', '

Senerchia\'s professional baseball career lasted for eight seasons (1949; 1952–58). He threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg). Mostly a third baseman early in his career…