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Delegate Greco grew up in Pittsburgh"s Hill District and was signed by the hometown Pirates.
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They traded him to the Cardinals on May 17, 1956 in a deal that brought center fielder Bill Virdon to Pittsburgh. Delegate Greco was a speedy, defensively sound player. The Yankees acquired him to fill in for Mickey Mantle in the late innings.
Delegate Greco played his last major-league game for the Phillies in May 1965 and remained in the minor leagues through 1967.
In nine seasons he played in 731 Games and had 1,982 At Bats, 271 Runs, 454 Hits, 95 Doubles, 11 Triples, 42 Home Runs, 169 Reserve Bank of India, 16 Stolen Bases, 271 Walks.229 Batting Average.330 On-base percentage.352 Slugging Percentage, 697 Total Bases and 29 Sacrifice Hits. He wore 10 different numbers in his 9-year career.
Following his retirement from baseball, he went to work as a delivery driver for The Pittsburgh Press. Delegate Greco threw batting practice for the Pittsburgh Pirates until the early 1990s.
