Angel Bravo

Angel Alfonso Bravo Urdaneta (b. August 4, 1942), better known as Angel Bravo, is a former 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). He batted and threw left-handed.

A native of Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, Bravo was a career . 248 hitter (54-for-218) with one home run, 12 RBI, 26 runs, seven doubles, three triples, and two stolen bases in 149 games played.

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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 at Comiskey Park
hit a combined .353 (6-for-17) against All-Stars Jim McGlothlin, Andy Messersmith, John "Blue Moon" Odom, and Bill Singer
hit .571 (4-for-7) against Hall of Famer Jim "Catfish" Hunter.

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