Primarily used in a reserve role, Consolo enjoyed his best season with the 1957 Red Sox, batting .270 in 68 games.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio to Italian immigrants, Consolo grew up in Los Angeles, graduating from Dorsey High School.

Consolo also ran track at Dorsey and was named the Los Angeles High School Baseball city player of the year in 1951 and 1952.

[2] Consolo also worked at Los Angeles Pierce College in Woodland Hills as a sports instructor.

[2] Consolo died from a heart attack at the age of 73 in his Westlake Village, California home on March 27, 2008.