At age 19, Lodigiani started his professional career with the
Oakland Oaks of the
Pacific Coast League (1935–37) and later joined the
Williamsport Grays of the
Eastern League (1938). He entered the majors in 1938 with the
Philadelphia Athletics, playing for them until 1940 in one game before joining the
Toronto Maple Leafs of the
International League (1940). He returned to major league action with the
Chicago White Sox (1941–42), and later served in the
US Army Air Force during World War II (1943–45). After discharge, he rejoined the ChiSox in 1946, his last major league season. In his rookie season with Philadelphia, Lodigiani posted a .280
batting average with six
home runs and 44
RBI in 93
games. The next year he recorded career-highs in games (121),
hits (102),
runs (46),
doubles (22), and matched his numbers in home runs and RBI while hitting .260. In a six-season career, Lodigiani was a .260 hitter (355–for–1364) with 16 home runs and 156 RBI in 405 games, including 142
runs, 71 doubles, seven
triples, 12
stolen bases, and a .338
on-base percentage. A disciplined hitter, he posted a solid 1.64
walk-to-strikeout ratio (141–to–86). On the field, he appeared in 275 games as a
third baseman and 115 at second. He had an overall total of .948
fielding percentage (82
errors in 1582
chances). Lodigiani returned to the Pacific Coast League with the Oakland Oaks (1947–49) and
San Francisco Seals (1949–51). After that, he played and
managed in the
Western International League for Yakima (1952–53), and played with the
Ventura Oilers (1953) and
Channel Cities Oilers (1954) of the
California League. Over 14 minor league seasons, he hit a .301 average with 74 home runs and 589 RBI. His best minor league season was with the 1937 Oaks, when he hit .327 with 35 doubles, 18 home runs and 84 RBI. ==Later life==