Luis Ernesto Aparicio
Birthdate: April 29, 1934
Birthplace: Maracaibo, Venezuela
Height: 5'9" Weight: 160
Career Batting Statistics |
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| YR | TEAM | AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | K's | SLG |
| 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 |
Chi. White Sox Chi. White Sox Chi. White Sox Chi. White Sox Chi. White Sox Chi. White Sox Chi. White Sox Balt. Orioles Balt. Orioles Balt. Orioles Balt. Orioles Balt. Orioles Chi. White Sox Chi. White Sox Chi. White Sox B. Red Sox B. Red Sox B. Red Sox |
.266 .257 .266 .257 .277 .272 .241 .250 .266 .225 .276 .233 .264 .280 .313 .232 .257 .271 |
152 143 145 152 153 156 153 146 146 144 151 134 155 156 146 125 110 132 |
603 605 569 585 625 579 529 34 49 452 563 600 573 567 250 3 84 550 |
69 82 76 98 86 90 72 73 93 67 97 55 55 77 86 56 47 56 |
142 148 148 157 166 170 140 150 154 127 182 127 164 168 173 114 112 135 |
19 22 20 18 20 24 23 18 20 20 25 22 24 24 29 23 26 17 |
6 6 9 5 7 4 5 8 3 10 8 5 4 5 3 0 3 1 |
3 3 2 6 2 6 7 5 10 8 6 4 4 5 5 4 3 0 |
56 41 40 51 61 45 40 45 37 40 41 31 36 51 43 45 39 49 |
21 28 29 56 51 53 31 40 57 26 25 18 17 24 8 6 3 13 |
63 55 38 40 39 33 36 35 51 56 42 44 43 29 34 43 28 33 |
.341 .332 .345 .332 .343 .352 .334 .331 .363 .339 .366 .313 .334 .362 .404 .303 .351 .309 |
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18 SEASONS TOTAL: |
AVG .262 |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B 394 |
3B 92 |
HR 83 |
RBI 791 |
SB 506 |
K's 742 |
SLG .343 |
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* How to Read: AVG=Average, G=Games, AB=At Bats, R=Runs, H=Hits, 2B=Doubles, 3B=Triples, HR=Home Runs, RBI=Runs Batted In, SB= Stolen Bases, K's= Strike outs, SLG=Slugging Percentage.
Career Highlights
Was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.
Elected into the Orioles Hall of Fame in 1982.
The first and only Venezuelan baseball player inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Won the American League "Rookie of the Year" Award in 1956.
Played in 10 All-Star games. ('58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 70, 71, 72).
Led the American League in stolen bases 9 years in a row -- 1956-1964.
Stole over 50 bases three straight seasons (1959, 60 & 61).
Won five consecutive gold glove awards (9 Total).
Was 4th in the A.L in batting with a .313 batting average in 1970.
Led the American League in "At Bats" in 1966 (659).
Holds the all-time record for most games played at shortstop (2,581)
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