ɐ hˈaɪ skˈuːl ˈɔːlstˈɑːɹ æt ɡˌælᵻlˈeɪoʊ hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɪn sˌæn fɹænsˈɪskoʊ, sˈɪmɑːli sˈaɪnd æz ɐn ˈæmətʃɚ fɹˈiː ˈeɪdʒənt wɪððə bɹˈʊklɪn dˈɑːdʒɚz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn.
A high school all-star at Galileo High School in San Francisco, Cimoli signed as an amateur free agent with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1949.