Died: May 26, 2005(2005-05-26) (aged 79) Caracas, Venezuela
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 18, 1950, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 23, 1959, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
Batting average
.258
Home runs
55
Runs batted in
474
Teams
Chicago White Sox (1950–1955)
Cleveland Indians (1956–1958)
Kansas City Athletics (1958)
Baltimore Orioles (1959)
Career highlights and awards
4× All-Star (1951, 1953–1955)
Member of the Venezuelan
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction
2003
Alfonso Carrasquel Colón, better known as Chico Carrasquel (January 23, 1926 – May 26, 2005), was a Venezuelan professional baseball player, coach, scout and manager.[1] He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop from 1950 to 1959, most prominently as a member of the Chicago White Sox where he became the first Latin American in MLB history to start in an All-Star Game in 1951.[2] A four-time All-Star known for his exceptional defensive skills, Carrasquel was the first in a long line of Major League shortstops from Venezuela including, Luis Aparicio, Dave Concepción, Ozzie Guillén and Omar Vizquel among others. He also played for the Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles.
After his playing career, Carrasquel worked as a manager in the Venezuelan Winter League and also worked as a major league scout. He later worked as a color commentator on the White Sox' Spanish language game broadcasts and, as the team's Community Relations Representative. In 2003, he was selected in the inaugural class of the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
^"Chico Carrasquel at Baseball Reference". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on 27 April 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
^Goldstein, Richard (28 May 2005). "Chico Carrasquel Obituary at The New York Times". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
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