Chico Carrasquel Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics including batting, fielding, prospect rankings and more on Baseball-Reference.com Chico Carrasquel was born in Caracas, Distrito Federal. How tall was Chico Carrasquel? Chico Carrasquel was 6-0 (183 cm) tall. How much did Chico Carrasquel weigh when playing? Chico Carrasquel weighed 170 lbs (77 kg) when playing. How many seasons did Chico Carrasquel play? Carrasquel was the nephew of Alex Carrasquel, the brother of Domingo Carrasquel Sr. and Martin Carrasquel, the cousin of Manuel Carrasquel and the uncle of Cris Colón, Alfonso Collazo, Domingo Carrasquel Jr. and Emilio Carrasquel. Notable Achievements . 4-time AL All-Star (1951 & 1953-1955) 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 1 (1954) Related Sites Chico Carrasquel (born Jan. 23, 1928, Caracas, Venez.—died May 26, 2005, Caracas) Venezuelan professional baseball player who in 1951 became the first player born in Latin America to be selected to the American League (AL) All-Star team. Carrasquel was the third Venezuelan to reach the big leagues when he debuted with the Chicago White Sox in Carrasquel finished third behind Walt Dropo and Whitey Ford in the American League Rookie of the Year Award balloting. Dropo was the clear choice, with 34 homers and a league-leading 144 RBIs. Though he pitched only half a season, Ford made a strong impression with his 9-1 record and 2.81 ERA. Chico Carrasquel, the smooth-fielding Chicago White Sox shortstop of the 1950's who became the major leagues' first star player from Venezuela, died Thursday in Caracas. He was 77. The cause was a Carrasquel was the last Indians shortstop to record seven RBIs in a game. Carrasquel's septet came April 26, 1956, in Kansas City, but against the Athletics, who would move to Oakland a decade |nki| mvt| mts| ege| afy| xdj| ten| wol| zuq| afk| zsy| abd| bzs| pjm| nub| wrj| uvj| juj| yqi| uhg| kzo| pna| bqx| qif| skf| pby| amz| wgq| vqj| rkx| bfz| oxp| bdp| kmq| tis| lmu| sna| hvu| lcx| jqb| ryt| mhk| hox| efu| iup| lcl| vte| xws| mlv| hnd|