Luis Alvarado
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| Luis Alvarado | |
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| Infielder | |
| Born: January 15, 1949 Lajas, Puerto Rico | |
| Died: March 20, 2001 (aged 52) Lajas, Puerto Rico | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 13, 1968, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| April 30, 1977, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .214 |
| Home runs | 5 |
| Runs batted in | 84 |
| Teams | |
Luis César Alvarado Martínez (January 15, 1949 – March 20, 2001) was a Puerto Rican infielder in Major League Baseball (MLB). From 1968 through 1977, he played for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, New York Mets and Detroit Tigers. Alvarado batted and threw right-handed.
Biography
[edit]Nicknamed "Pimba", Alvarado broke into the majors in 1968 with the Boston Red Sox. In 1969 he started at Triple-A with the Louisville Colonels, and led the International League in runs (89) and hits (166), garnering Most Valuable Player honors. He returned to the Red Sox at the end of the season.
Alvarado divided much of his career playing time between shortstop and second base. After hitting .224 in 59 games for Boston in 1970, he was traded along with Mike Andrews to the Chicago White Sox for Luis Aparicio on December 1 of that year.[1] His most productive season came in 1972, when he posted career-highs in runs (30), hits (57), doubles (14) and games (103). He played in parts of 1974 to 1977 divided between the Cardinals, Indians, Mets and Tigers and for several teams in the Mexican League from 1979 to 1981. In nine seasons, he posted a .214 batting average with five home runs and 84 runs batted in (RBIs) in 463 games played.
Alvarado died in his hometown of Lajas, Puerto Rico, at the age of 52 from a heart attack on March 20, 2001.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Bob Aspromonte Joins New York," The New York Times, Wednesday, December 2, 1970. Retrieved March 5, 2020
External links
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- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs
- 1949 births
- 2001 deaths
- Boston Red Sox players
- Cachorros de León players
- Chicago White Sox players
- Cleveland Indians players
- Detroit Tigers players
- Diablos Rojos del México players
- Hawaii Islanders players
- International League MVP award winners
- Leones de Yucatán players
- Louisville Colonels (minor league) players
- Major League Baseball infielders
- Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico
- New York Mets players
- Oklahoma City 89ers players
- People from Lajas, Puerto Rico
- Pittsfield Red Sox players
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- Sultanes de Monterrey players
- Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players
- Waterloo Hawks (baseball) players