Enzo Hernández
Enzo Hernández | |||
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Shortstop | |||
Born: Valle de Guanape, Anzoátegui, Venezuela | February 12, 1949|||
Died: January 13, 2013 63) El Tigre, Venezuela | (aged|||
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MLB debut | |||
April 17, 1971, for the San Diego Padres | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
August 19, 1978, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .224 | ||
Stolen bases | 129 | ||
Runs | 241 | ||
Teams | |||
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Enzo Octavio Hernández [er-NAN-dez] (12 February 1949 – 13 January 2013) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball who played from 1971 through 1978 for the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers. Hernández was born in Valle de Guanape, Venezuela. Listed at 5' 8", 155 lb., he batted and threw right handed.[1]
A typical ′′good field-no hit′′ shortstop, Hernández was initially signed by the Houston Astros in 1967, and later played in the Baltimore Orioles' minor league system. After being traded, he became the Padres regular shortstop for most of the period from 1971 to 1976, stealing 20 or more bases four times. He also collected 595 assists In 1971, for the 5th highest total ever for a shortstop.[2]
In an eight-season career, Hernández was a .224 hitter with two home runs, 113 RBIs, 241 runs, 522 hits, 66 doubles, 13 triples, and 129 stolen bases in 714 games played.[3]
He also played from 1967 to 1979 with the Tiburones de La Guaira and Llaneros de Portuguesa of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League.[4]
In besides, he spent time with five different minor league clubs in parts of four seasons spanning 1967–1978.[5]
Hernández died on January 13, 2013, aged 63, in El Tigre, Venezuela of an apparent suicide, after suffering a long illness.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ Baseball Reference Major League profile
- ↑ Baseball Reference Major League
- ↑ Retrosheet – Batting and Fielding statistics
- ↑ Venezuelan Professional Baseball League career statistics
- ↑ Baseball Reference Minor Leagues career
- ↑ "Murió Enzo Hernández". Tal Cual. Retrieved 13 January 2013. (Obituary in Spanish)