. ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁second , ▁third ▁and ▁the ▁out field ▁with ▁the ▁Gi ants ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁season . ▁ ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁season , ▁Ch io zza ▁coll ided ▁with ▁out f iel der ▁Jo - Jo ▁Moore ▁while ▁ch asing ▁a ▁pop - up ▁hit ▁by ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals ▁Jim ▁Brown , ▁and ▁this ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁comp ound ▁leg ▁f ract ure ▁that ▁ended ▁his ▁season . ▁ ▁Lou ▁attempted ▁his ▁return ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁his ▁pre - in j ury ▁level ▁of ▁play ▁and ▁then ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁lifetime ▁batt ing ▁average ▁of ▁. 2 7 7 , ▁with ▁. 3 0 4 ▁in ▁his ▁ro ok ie ▁year ▁the ▁best ▁mark ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁in ▁M emph is ▁Following ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁baseball , ▁Ch io zza ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁M emph is ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁local ▁liqu or ▁deal er ▁and ▁gro c ery ▁store ▁owner . ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁the ▁former ▁Catherine ▁Luc ches i ▁and ▁had ▁five ▁children , ▁Ann ▁Marie , ▁Lou , ▁Rena , ▁T oni ▁and ▁Lib by . ▁ ▁Ch io zza ▁died ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁is ▁buried ▁at ▁Cal v ary ▁C emetery ▁in ▁M emph is . ▁ ▁References ▁