Steve Lombardozzi

Infobox MLB retired
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bgcolor2=#072764
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Steve Lombardozzi
position=Second Baseman
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=|birthdate=birth date and age|1960|4|26
debutdate=July 12
debutyear=1985
debutteam=Minnesota Twins
finaldate=April 11
finalyear=1990
finalteam=Houston Astros
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.233
stat2label=Home Runs
stat2value=20
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=107
teams=
*Minnesota Twins (by|1985-by|1988)
*Houston Astros (by|1989-by|1990)
highlights=
*Led all hitters in the 1987 World Series with a .412 batting average

Stephen Paul Lombardozzi (born April 26, 1960 in Malden, Massachusetts), is a former Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the Minnesota Twins and Houston Astros from 1985 to 1990. Lombardozzi, perhaps best known for his defense, provided key hits in the 1987 postseason when the Twins won the World Series. It should also be noted he attended the University of Florida.

Lombardozzi was the starting second baseman for the Twins when they won the 1987 World Series versus the St. Louis Cardinals. He led all hitters in that World Series with a .412 batting average. He also held the record for the longest last name of any player to hit a postseason home run, until it was broken by Doug Mientkiewicz of the Minnesota Twins in 2002.

Lombardozzi's son, Steve Lombardozzi Jr., plays for Atholton High School and was named a preseason third-team Rawlings' All-American. In 2008, he will play at St. Petersburg College, if he isn't selected in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.

External links

* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=lombast01 Baseball Almanac]