In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Carrasquel [car-ras-kael'] and the second or maternal family name is Aparicio [ah-pah-ree'the-oh].
Baseball player
Alex Carrasquel
Pitcher
Born:(1912-07-24)July 24, 1912 Caracas, Venezuela
Died: August 19, 1969(1969-08-19) (aged 57) Caracas, Venezuela
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 23, 1939, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
July 26, 1949, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
50-39
ERA
3.73
Strikeouts
252
Teams
Washington Senators (1939–1945)
Chicago White Sox (1949)
Career highlights and awards
First Venezuelan ballplayer in Major League Baseball
Member of the Venezuelan
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction
2003
Alejandro Eloy Carrasquel Aparicio (July 24, 1912 – August 19, 1969) was a Venezuelan pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for the Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox over a span of eight seasons from 1939 to 1949. Nicknamed Patón ("Bigfoot") in Venezuela, he was listed at 6' 1" (1.85 mt), 182 lb. (82 kg), and batted and threw right handed.[1]
Carrasquel became the first Venezuelan-born player to ever appear in the majors[2] when he joined the Senators in its 1939 season. He is also known as one of the handful of major leaguers who jumped from their organized baseball teams to play in the Mexican League in 1946.[2]
^Alex Carrasquel. MLB batting and pitching statistics. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on June 7, 2019.
^ abAlex Carrasquel. Article written by Lou Hernandez. SABR Biography Project. Retrieved on May 7, 2019.
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themselves the Criollo All-Stars), which included active major-leaguer AlexCarrasquel; and another team (the "Caribbean All-Stars", with an international...
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a game in league history, behind Johnny Hetki (18, in 1951-52) and AlexCarrasquel (17, in 1946). Waslewski attended Berlin High School in Berlin, Connecticut...
"jump" their contracts. Other big leaguers who fled to Mexico included AlexCarrasquel, Danny Gardella, Max Lanier, Sal Maglie, Luis Olmo, Fred Martin, and...
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