Dann Bilardello, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 26-May-1959
Place of Birth: Santa Cruz, California, United States
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Dann Bilardello
- Dann James Bilardello (born May 26, 1959) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher and current manager of the Palm Beach Cardinals of the Florida State League in the St.
- Louis Cardinals minor league system.
- A product of Cabrillo College in Aptos, California, Bilardello has managed Cardinals minor league affiliates since 2010. Drafted by the St.
- Louis Cardinals in the 1st round of the 1978 MLB amateur draft, Bilardello made his MLB début with the Cincinnati Reds on April 11, 1983.
- His rookie season was his best showing at the plate with a .238 batting average, nine home runs and 38 runs batted in in 109 games.
- The next season, his 41.5% caught stealing percentage led the National League.
- In 1985, he improved on that rate at 48.8% – catching 20 of 41 would-be base stealers – although this time he finished third.
- He was a poor hitter throughout his career as he received the most playing time in his rookie season.
- Playing in a total of eight MLB seasons, Bilardello appeared in his final game with the San Diego Padres on October 4, 1992.
- His minor league playing career spanned a total of 16 seasons from 1978 to 1994. Following his playing career, Bilardello managed a different team in each of four seasons in the Los Angeles Dodgers minor league system from 2002–2005.
- All teams were between the rookie to advanced A-level.
- Later, he served as a roving instructor for the Cardinals.
- After being named the manager of the Cardinals Short Season A level New York–Penn League affiliate Batavia Muckdogs in 2010, Bilardello led the team to the Pinckney Division championship that season.
- He managed Batavia until 2012.
- He received a promotion in 2013 to take the same post with the Peoria Chiefs of the Midwest League A-ball.
- On November 7, 2013, the Cardinals again promoted Bilardello to guide the advanced A-level Palm Beach Cardinals of the Florida State League.
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