| César Gerónimo | |
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| Center fielder | |
| Born: March 11, 1948 El Seibo, Dominican Republic |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| April 16, 1969 for the Houston Astros | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 28, 1983 for the Kansas City Royals | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .258 |
| Hits | 977 |
| Runs batted in | 392 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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César Francisco Gerónimo Zorrilla (born March 11, 1948), known as César Gerónimo, is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball, who was a member of the famed Big Red Machine of the Cincinnati Reds during the 1970s. He batted and threw left-handed.
In 1967, Gerónimo was signed by the New York Yankees, who unsuccessfully tried to make him a pitcher. Two years later he made his major league debut with the Houston Astros. After the 1971 season, he went to the Cincinnati Reds in a blockbuster, eight-player deal along with, among others, Joe Morgan. A winner of four consecutive Gold Glove Awards from 1974–77, Gerónimo was the outstanding defensive center fielder of five divisional championship series and the 1975-76 World Series Champion Cincinnati teams; in the former Series, he caught Carl Yastrzemski's fly ball for the final out. He played the last three seasons of his career (1981-3) with the Kansas City Royals.
In his fifteen seasons, Gerónimo batted .258, with 51 home runs and 392 RBI, 460 runs scored, 977 hits, 161 doubles, 50 triples and 82 stolen bases. He also held the dubious distinction of being the 3,000th strikeout victim of both Bob Gibson and Nolan Ryan.[1] "I was just in the right place at the right time," he joked.
After retiring he worked for the Japanese Hiroshima Carp, as a coach in their Dominican baseball academy. He currently resides with his family in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
In July 2008 he was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame.[2]
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