Augie Pompelia
Full Name:  August John Pompelia
     Born:  November 22, 1922, Sagamore, Pa.
     Died:  February 15, 1994, Pittsburgh, Pa.


FSU Career
Baseball
Year  No  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  B  T  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
1950      OF-SS                   So   *   Sagamore, PA          
1951      OF-SS                   Jr   *   Sagamore, PA          


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August John Pompelia Obituary.
Published in the Indiana Gazette, Indiana, Pa. on Feb 16, 1994, page 18.

August John "Augie" Pompelia, 71, of Indiana, died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 1994, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh.

The son of August and Mary Marcoline Pompelia, he was born Nov. 22, 1922, in Sagamore.

He was a member of St. Bernard of Clairvaux Roman Catholic Church, Indiana.

Mr. Pompelia was a member of VFW Post 1989 of Indiana; the Sports Hall of Fame in Indiana and Armstrong counties; the PSEA, the NEA and the Florida State Alumni Association.

A 1952 graduate of Florida State University, he was captain of the baseball team there for two years. He earned his master's degree in education at IUP in 1959.

He was employed as a teacher at Marion Center Area High School and was director of community services for 30 years. After his retirement he was employed part-time at Giant Eagle in Indiana.

Surviving are his wife, Juli Bohan Pompelia, whom he married in 1956; one son, August J., Indiana; one daughter, Mrs. Jeffrey (Heather) Stitely, Jefferson, Md.; one stepson, Michael Melcher, Miami, Fla.; two grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. Laura Longwill, LaHabra, Calif,; Mrs. John (Ann) Leone, Bedford Heights, Ohio; Mrs. Nunzio (Sarah) Pinizzotto, Maples Heights, Ohio; Mrs. Thomas (Ginnie) O'Donnell, Naperville, Ohio; and Mrs. Louis (Mary Etta) Maralli, Garfield Heights, Ohio; five brothers, William, Yatesboro; Emmett (Geno), Meridian, Miss,; Donald "Chi." Warren, Ohio; Dominic "Bicky" Strongsville, Ohio; and Charles, Home.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Samuel.



FSU Statistics
Baseball
Batting Statistics
YEAR   AVG  GP  GS   AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR RBI  TB   SLG%  BB HBP  SO GDP   OB% SF SH  SB ATT
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1950  .247  19  19   77  21  19   2   1   3   9   32  .416                  .247         1    
1951  .346  19  19   81  20  28   2   2   1  19   37  .457                  .346         3    
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Tot   .297  38  38  158  41  47   4   3   4  28   69  .437   0   0   0   0  .297  0  0   4   0
Baseball
Game Statistics
1950
Date  Opponent                BAT AVG GP GS  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT   PO   A  E
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Mar 27 Mississippi College    2  .200  1 LF   5   1   1        1   3   4                      0            
Mar 28 Mississippi College    2  .333  1 LF   4   2   2            0   2                  1   1            
Mar 31 Rollins College        2  .385  1 SS   4   1   2     1      0   4                      0   1    2   
Apr  1 Rollins College        4  .353  1 SS   4   1   1            1   1                      0   3    5   
Apr  7 Florida Southern Col   4  .333  1 SS   4   0   1 1          0   2                      0            
Apr  8 Florida Southern Col   4  .280  1 SS   4   2   0            0   0                      0            
Apr 10 Bradley                4  .241  1 SS   4   0   0            0   0                      0            
Apr 11 Bradley                4  .212  1 SS   4   0   0            0   0                      0            
Apr 14 Stetson                7  .194  1 SS   3   0   0            0   0                      0            
Apr 21 Tampa                  7  .175  1 SS   4   1   0            0   0                      0            
Apr 22 Tampa                  7  .186  1 SS   3   0   1            0   1                      0            
Apr 28 Mercer                 7  .191  1 SS   4   1   1 1          0   2                      0            
Apr 29 Mercer                 7  .180  1 SS   3   2   0            1   0                      0            
May  5 Tampa                  7  .173  1 SS   2   2   0            0   0                      0            
May  6 Tampa                  7  .193  1 SS   5   1   2            0   2                      0            
May 12 Mercer                 7  .210  1 SS   5   1   2            0   2                      0            
May 13 Mercer                 6  .239  1 SS   5   3   3        1   3   6                      0            
May 19 Stetson                6  .250  1 SS   5   1   2        1       5                      0            
May 20 Stetson                3  .247  1 SS   5   2   1            1   1                      0            
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                                 .247 19 19  77  21  19  2  1  3   9  32  0   0  0  0  0  1   1    4   7  0
1951
Date  Opponent                BAT AVG GP GS  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT   PO   A  E
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Mar 14 Tennessee              4  .333  1 SS   3   1   1            1   1                      0            
Mar 21 Georgia                4  .375  1 SS   5   2   2            1   2                      0            
Mar 23 Miami                  4  .250  1 SS   4   1   0            0   0                      0            
Mar 24 Miami                  4  .278  1 SS   6   1   2 1          1   3                      0   2    6   
Mar 26 Florida Southern Col   4  .238  1 SS   3   2   0            0   0                  1   1            
Mar 27 Florida Southern Col   4  .269  1 SS   5   1   2 1          3   3                      0            
Apr  2 Mississippi College    4  .241  1 SS   3   2   0                0                      0            
Apr  3 Mississippi College    4  .242  1 SS   4   0   1            1   1                      0            
Apr  5 Rollins College        4  .289  1 SS   5   2   3            1   3                      0            
Apr 18 Tallahassee Citizens   4  .333  1 SS   7   3   4     2      4   8                      0   3    3   
Apr 20 Stetson                4  .327  1 SS   4   0   1            0   1                      0            
Apr 21 Stetson                4  .302  1 SS   4   0   0            0   0                      0            
Apr 27 Georgia                5  .286  1 SS   3   2   0            0   0                      0            
Apr 28 Georgia                5  .305  1 SS   3   0   2            0   2                      0            
May  3 Florida Southern Col   5  .317  1 SS   4   1   2            1   2                  1   1            
May 11 Mississippi College    6  .338  1 SS   5   1   3            1   3                      0            
May 12 Mississippi College    6  .329  1 SS   5   0   1            1   1                      0            
May 18 Stetson                6  .338  1 SS   4   1   2        1   3   5                      0            
May 19 Stetson                6  .346  1 SS   4   0   2            1   2                  1   1            
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                                 .346 19 19  81  20  28  2  2  1  19  37  0   0  0  0  0  3   3    5   9  0