agli ano , ▁Tim ▁Mc Car ver , ▁and ▁current ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁D od ger ▁Log an ▁F ors y the . ▁Ch io zza ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁other ▁sports ▁when ▁he ▁signed ▁to ▁play ▁short stop ▁for ▁the ▁M emph is ▁Ch icks ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁ ▁Family ▁t ies ▁Lou ▁was ▁ 2 3 ▁years ▁old ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁draft ed ▁by ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Phill ies ▁at ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁season , ▁and ▁altern ated ▁between ▁the ▁in field ▁and ▁out field ▁for ▁them ▁until ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁season . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁Lou ' s ▁brother , ▁D ino ▁Ch io zza ▁was ▁also ▁draft ed ▁by ▁the ▁Phill ies ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁sets ▁of ▁brothers ▁to ▁play ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁team ▁in ▁major ▁league ▁baseball . ▁Another ▁brother , ▁Joe , ▁also ▁played ▁professional ▁baseball ▁but ▁didn ' t ▁make ▁it ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁minor ▁le agues . ▁ ▁Le ado ff ▁batter ▁in ▁first ▁night ▁game ▁While ▁playing ▁for ▁the ▁Phill ies , ▁Ch io zza ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁major ▁league ▁player ▁in ▁history ▁to ▁bat ▁in ▁a ▁major ▁league ▁night ▁game . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁le ado ff ▁man ▁for ▁the ▁Phill ies ▁when ▁he ▁appeared ▁against ▁the ▁Red s ▁in ▁C inc inn ati ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁night ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁maj ors ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 4 , ▁