History Players Teams Obituaries Site search Contact UsSponsor a page on Historic Baseball! Click here for detailsVince Ventura Vincent VenturaBorn: April 18, 1917in New YorkDied: September 11,2001 in Lake Worth, Fla.Debut: 1945 | Pos: OFH: 6’1″ | W: 190 | B: R | T: R>> Visit theVince Ventura biography on Baseball Almanac for complete statistics.Vince Ventura, who died in 2001, played 18 games for the Washington Senators in 1945. He hit .207 in 18 major league games and drove in 2 runs.Vince Ventura and Phil Rizzutoboth signed on the same day. Ventura, considered a major prospect at thetime, is quoted as remembering this about the signing:”Phil and I had to bringour fathers with us to sign because we were both underage. We both received$1,000 bonuses — $500 upon signing and the other $500 if we were stillwith the team on July 1, the last cutdown date. My father cried when hegot the check for $500. He had never seen that much money in his life.When he was able to get work, he earned $12 to $14 a week.” He spent most of his careerin the minors, playing for teams such as the Akron Yankees.