Ángel Bravo

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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Bravo and the second or maternal family name is Urdaneta.

Ángel Bravo
Outfielder
Born: (1942-08-04) August 4, 1942 Maracaibo, Venezuela
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
MLB debut
June 6, 1969 for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 4, 1971 for the San Diego Padres
Career statistics
Batting average	.248
Home runs	1
Runs batted in	12
Teams
Chicago White Sox (1969) Cincinnati Reds (1970–1971) San Diego Padres (1971)
Career highlights and awards
Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum induction (2010)

Ángel Alfonso Bravo Urdaneta (born August 4, 1942) is a former Venezuelan 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). A native of Maracaibo Zulia, he batted and threw left-handed.

Bravo posted a career average of .248 (54-for-218) with one home run and 12 RBI, including 26 runs, seven doubles, three triples, and two stolen bases in 149 games played.

Highlights

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, Jr. at Comiskey Park

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