Dominic Dallessandro

A product of the Gregg Post Key Juniors of the American Legion program. He attended school in the Reading School District and lived in the Northwest section of Reading. Dom played baseball in the major leagues for eight seasons. He first played for the Boston Red Sox (1937), appearing in 68 games and batting .231. Dom joined the Chicago Cubs of the National League (1940) and, with the exception of one year of military service, remained with that team through 1947. The mite outfielder (5'6") accumulated a lifetime batting average of .267. His best season, he hit .304 in 117 games (1944). Dom had 19 doubles, four triples, eight homeruns and 74 RBI’s that season.

Deceased