Ángel Bravo

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Bravo and the second or maternal family name is Urdaneta.

Ángel Bravo

Outfielder

Born: August 4, 1942
Maracaibo, Venezuela

Batted: Left

Threw: Left

MLB debut

June 6, 1969, for the Chicago White Sox

Last MLB appearance

September 4, 1971, for the San Diego Padres

MLB statistics

.248

Teams

Career highlights and awards

Ángel Alfonso Bravo Urdaneta (born August 4, 1942) is a former Venezuelan Major League Baseball center fielder. He was signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent before the 1963 season, and played for the White Sox (1969), Cincinnati Reds (1970–1971) and San Diego Padres (1971). A native of Maracaibo Zulia, he batted and threw left-handed.

Bravo posted a career average of .248 (54-for-218) with one home run and 12 RBI, including 26 runs, seven doubles, three triples, and two stolen bases in 149 games played.

Highlights

Led Midwest League outfielders with a .973 fielding percentage while playing for the Clinton C-Sox in 1964

Led Southern League outfielders with a .995 fielding percentage while playing for the Evansville White Sox in 1967

Led the Pacific Coast League with a .342 batting average while playing for the Tucson Toros in 1969

Hit his only home run on September 12, 1969, against Lew Krausse, Jr. at Comiskey Park

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