Mike de la Hoz

Mike de la Hoz
Utility infielder
Born: October 2, 1938 (1938-10-02) (age 73) Havana, Cuba
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 22, 1960 for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
September 9, 1969 for the Cincinnati Reds
Career statistics
Batting average	.251
Home runs	25
Runs batted in	115
Teams
Cleveland Indians (1960-63) Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves (1964-67) Cincinnati Reds (1969)

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is de la Hoz and the second or maternal family name is Piloto.

Miguel Angel de la Hoz Piloto (born October 2, 1938 in Havana, Cuba) is a former Major League Baseball infielder. He was signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent before the 1958 season, and played for the Indians (1960-1963),^[1][2] Milwaukee Braves (1964-1965), Atlanta Braves (1966-1967),^[3] and Cincinnati Reds (1969). He was a valuable utility player, a slightly below average fielder with a decent bat.

De la Hoz started a career high 43 games in 1960, his rookie season, and 214 in all, with 83 coming at third base, 70 at second base, 60 at shortstop, and 1 in left field. He did his best work at second base, fielding .972 in 119 appearances. He was used often as a pinch hitter throughout his career.

One game for which de la Hoz is well remembered took place on July 8, 1965 while playing for the Milwaukee Braves. He hit a pinch home run in the bottom of the 8th inning against Dave Giusti of the Houston Astros, tied the game in the bottom of the 9th with an RBI single off Jim Owens, and singled and scored against Ron Taylor in the bottom of the 12th as the Braves won, 9-8.

De la Hoz's career batting totals for 494 games include 280 hits, 25 home runs, 115 runs batted in, 116 runs scored, a .251 batting average, and a slugging percentage of .365.

References

1. ^ "Mike de la Hoz" - Reading Eagle
2. ^ "De la Hoz is tabbed future infield hope for Cleveland" - Reading Eagle
3. ^ "Braves sign up Mike de la Hoz" - Lewiston Evening Journal

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
• Retrosheet
• Baseball Library

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Name	de la Hoz, Mike
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Date of birth	October 2, 1938
Place of birth	Havana, Cuba
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