Felipe Montemayor
Felipe Montemayor | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | February 7, 1928|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
April 14, 1953, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 12, 1955, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .173 |
Home runs | 2 |
Runs batted in | 8 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Member of the Mexican Professional | |
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Induction | 1983 |
Felipe Angel Montemayor (born February 7, 1928) is a Mexican former professional baseball player. The former outfielder played in 64 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball during 1953 and 1955 and all or parts of 14 years in his native country. Born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, and nicknamed "Clipper", he threw and batted left-handed; he was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg).
Counting his service in the U.S. minor leagues, Montemayor played 21 seasons of professional baseball. His MLB career consisted of 28- (1953) and 36- (1955) game stints for the Pirates. Montemayor made his major league debut on April 14, 1953, and hit a fly-ball out against Joe Black of the Brooklyn Dodgers. His only two career home runs came in both games of a doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals on May 1, 1955.[1] The blows—each with one runner on base—were struck off Floyd Wooldridge (Game 1) and Gordon Jones (Game 2). During his MLB career Montemayor batted .173, with 26 hits; five doubles and three triples accompanied his two homers.[2]
He played the 1952–53 Cuban League season with Cienfuegos, leading the league in triples, with five and hit two grand-slam home runs in consecutive games on December 28 and 30, 1952.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]Cuban League
[edit]Season | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BA |
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1952–53 | Cienfuegos | 213 | 30 | 55 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 1 | .258 | |
Total | 213 | 30 | 55 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 1 | .258 |
Source:[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Charlton's Baseball Chronology". www.baseballlibrary.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ^ Information at Retrosheet
- ^ a b Figueredo, Jorge S. (August 1, 2015). Who's Who in Cuban Baseball, 1878-1961. McFarland & Company. p. 397. ISBN 978-0786482641.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1928 births
- Living people
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- Major League Baseball players from Mexico
- Mexican League Rookie of the Year Award winners
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