John Romano

John Anthony Romano Jr. (August 23, 1934 - February 24, 2019) was an American Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Chicago White Sox (1958-59, 1965-66), Cleveland Indians (1960-1964), and St. Louis Cardinals (1967). A four-time All-Star, he was among the top catchers in the American League in the early 1960s, hitting .299 with 21 home runs in his 1961 All-Star season. A finger fracture in 1963 affected his hitting and shortened his career. Over ten seasons he played 905 games, batting .255 with 706 hits, 129 home runs, and 417 runs batted in.