Frank Riccelli

Frank Joseph Riccelli (born February 24, 1953) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher.

Riccelli attended Christian Brothers Academy in DeWitt, New York, where he was a high school baseball standout.

[2] He was selected by the San Francisco Giants with the eighteenth pick of the 1971 MLB Draft, ahead of future Hall of Famers George Brett and Mike Schmidt.

[4] In 1972, with the Amarillo Giants, Riccelli had 16 and 17-strikeout games en route to a 183-strikeout season, a total he would not top again in any one year.

[8] During a start in 1979, Riccelli suffered an injury which required him to undergo Tommy John surgery.