[citation needed] During nine seasons after World War II, Tuminelli enjoyed a solid baseball career while playing for ten teams in seven minor league circuits and three different countries.
He opened with Portland in 1947, when the team was renamed the Pilots, and posted a batting line (BA/OBP/SLG) of .335/.378/.517 overall, while collecting a better OPS (.895) than league Most Valuable Player Roy Campanella (.870).
Among the newcomers were Danny Gardella, Max Lanier, Sal Maglie, Tex Shirley, Roberto Vargas, Roy Zimmerman and Víctor Pellot, who would later gain notoriety in the major leagues as Vic Power.
[4] Tuminelli split 1950 with the Tampa Smokers and Fort Lauderdale Braves of the Florida International League, batting a combined .294/.358/.421 and 10 home runs.
He returned to FIL Fort Lauderdale in 1951 and ended the year with the St. Hyacinthe Saints of the Quebec Provincial League, hitting .263 and .286, respectively, while batting eight homers at both stops.
In the 1954 edition, Tuminelli batted .391 and scored four runs, while driving in three more and stealing a base, tying with Sam Chapman and Angel Scull of the Cuban team for the second-best average behind Puerto Rico's outfielder Jim Rivera (.450).
Tuminelli collected a batting average of .289 (24-for-83) in four Series appearances, which includes two doubles, two homers, nine runs, 11 RBI and five stolen bases.