Aurelio López
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Aurelio Alejandro (Rios) Lopez (September 21, 1948 – September 22, 1992), nicknamed "Señor Smoke," was a Mexican relief pitcher in Major League Baseball with an 11-year career from 1974, 1978-1987. Born in Tecamachalco, Puebla, Mexico, he played for the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers, both of the American League, and the St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros, both of the National League.
He was elected to the American League All-Star team in 1983.
Lopez died in an auto accident at age 44 in Matehuala, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
Detroit rock band Electric Six named their second album, Señor Smoke in his honor.[1][2]
- There have been three players in major league history named Aurelio, and all three were killed in car accidents between the ages of 44 and 53. See also Aurelio Rodriguez and Aurelio Monteagudo
[edit] External link
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
[edit] References
- ^ Interview: "How Do You Rock So Hard?" — Electric Six, Blogcritics.org, February 22, 2006, by Tiffany Leigh.
- ^ Electric Six: Interview with Dick Valentine, Artrocker, by Kaoru Sato.
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