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César Gutiérrez Shortstop Born: January 26, 1943
Coro, Falcón State, VenezuelaDied: January 22, 2005 (aged 61)
Maracaibo, Zulia State, VenezuelaBatted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut April 16, 1967 for the San Francisco Giants Last MLB appearance September 26, 1971 for the Detroit Tigers Career statistics Batting average .235 Hits 128 Sacrifice hits 19 Teams Career highlights and awards - Tied MLB record for most hits in one game (7)
César Dario Gutiérrez [goo-te-ER-rez] (January 26, 1943 – January 22, 2005), also nicknamed "Cocoa", was a Venezuelan professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop for the San Francisco Giants (1967, 1969) and Detroit Tigers (1969–1971).[1]
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Major League career
Gutiérrez was born in Coro, Falcón State. He was contracted by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1960.[2] After the Pirates released him in 1962, he was signed by the San Francisco Giants before the 1963 season.[2] He played in only 18 games for the Giants in 1967, and 15 games in 1969, before being traded to the Detroit Tigers.[2]
Gutiérrez's most productive season came in 1970, his only season as a regular, when he posted career-highs in batting average (.243), RBI (22), runs (40), hits (101), doubles (11), triples (6), stolen bases (4) and games played (135), although he committed 23 errors, the third highest total in the league.[1][3]
On June 21, 1970 in the second game of a doubleheader between Detroit and the Cleveland Indians, Gutiérrez had seven hits in seven at bats including a triple,[4] to set an American League mark (and tie a major league record) for hits in a game without making an out.[5] The Tigers won 9–8 in twelve innings. Gutiérrez's batting average went up 31 points that day, from .218 to .249.[6] In 1971 Gutiérrez played 40 games as an utility player, retiring at the end of the season.[1]
Career statistics
In a four year career, Gutiérrez played in 223 games, accumulating 128 hits in 545 at bats for a .235 career batting average along with 0 home runs and 26 runs batted in.[1] He ended his career with a .953 fielding percentage.[1] He later became a manager in the Mexican League, and served as a coach and scout with several teams.[7]
Gutiérrez died in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, four days short of his 62nd birthday.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e César Gutiérrez at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b c César Gutiérrez Trades and Transactions at Baseball Almanac
- ^ 1970 American League Fielding Leaders at Baseball Reference
- ^ June 21, 1970 Tigers-Indians box score at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://baseballhall.org
- ^ César Gutiérrez 1970 Batting Log at Baseball Reference
- ^ César Gutiérrez minor league managing record at Baseball Reference
- ^ Baseball Digest, April 2006, Vol. 65, No. 2, ISSN 0005-609X
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Baseball Library - bibliography and profile
- Baseball Library: 1970 Detroit Tigers
Categories:- Detroit Tigers players
- San Francisco Giants players
- Major League Baseball shortstops
- Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
- Johnson City Phillies players
- Hobbs Pirates players
- El Paso Sun Kings players
- Lexington Giants players
- Fresno Giants players
- Phoenix Giants players
- Hawaii Islanders players
- Peninsula Whips players
- People from Falcón
- 1943 births
- 2005 deaths
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