Luis Alvarado
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Luis César Alvarado Martínez (January 15, 1949 – March 20, 2001) was a Puerto Rican
Cleveland Indians, New York Mets and Detroit Tigers
. Alvarado batted and threw right-handed.
Biography
Nicknamed "Pimba", Alvarado broke into the majors in 1968 with the Boston Red Sox. In 1969 he started at Triple-A with the
(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
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
References
- ^ "Bob Aspromonte Joins New York," The New York Times, Wednesday, December 2, 1970. Retrieved March 5, 2020
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs