Gagliano was a solid utility player who spent his first seven-plus seasons with the
Cardinals. He appeared in a career-high 122 games in 1965, hitting eight homers with
53 RBI. Developing into a top pinch hitter, he batted .354 in that role with the
1971-72 Red Sox, .366 for Cincinnati in 1973. He played with future St. Louis teammates
Tim McCarver and Mike Shannon, and ML pitcher Jim Donahue, at Christian Brothers
High School in Memphis, Tennessee. His brother Ralph appeared in one game with the
1965 Indians.
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Phil Gagliano
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