Rubén Amaro Sr.
| Rubén Amaro Sr. | |||
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| Shortstop | |||
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Born: January 6, 1936 Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico | |||
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Died: March 31, 2017 (aged 81) Weston, Florida, U.S. | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 29, 1958, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 27, 1969, for the California Angels | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .234 | ||
| Home runs | 8 | ||
| Runs batted in | 156 | ||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
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| Member of the Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame | |||
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |||
| Inducted | 1986 | ||
Rubén (Mora) Amaro Sr. (January 6, 1936 – March 31, 2017) was a Mexican professional baseball player. He played as a shortstop and first baseman in Major League Baseball from 1958 through 1969. He was the son of a Cuban, Santos Amaro, and a Mexican, Josefina Mora.
He finished 21st in voting for the 1964 National League MVP for playing in 129 games and having 299 at-bats, 31 runs, 79 hits, 11 doubles, 4 home runs, 34 runs batted in, 16 walks, a .264 batting average, a .307 on-base percentage, and a .341 slugging percentage.
Shortly after joining the New York Yankees, Amaro suffered a knee ligament injury in a collision with left fielder Tom Tresh.[1][2] The injury limited Amaro to just 14 games in 1966.
Amaro's father, Santos Amaro, was an outfielder in the Mexican League. His second son, Rubén Amaro Jr., was an outfielder in Major League Baseball in the 1990s, and is the former General Manager of the Philadelphia Phillies. Amaro's third son, Luis Amaro, also played briefly for the Philadelphia Phillies in minor league baseball and, is currently the General Manager of the Aguilas del Zulia baseball team in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, recently winning the LVBP championship 2017. He also has a son David Amaro, a daughter Alayna Amaro, and his youngest son Ruben Andres Amaro.
Amaro served as a member of the board of the Baseball Assistance Team, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to helping former Major League, Minor League, and Negro League players through financial and medical hardships.
Amaro died on March 31, 2017 of natural causes.[3]
References
- ↑ "Amaro Injured, May Be Lost Until July". The Gazette. Montreal. Associated Press (AP). April 18, 1966. p. 38. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Yanks Future Bleak With Amaro Sidelined". The Gazette. Montreal. Associated Press (AP). April 19, 1966. p. 26. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
- ↑ Fitzpatrick, Frank (March 31, 2017). "Ruben Amaro Sr. dies at 81". Philly.com. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)