Orlando González

Orlando González
Orlando González
	First baseman / Outfielder
	Born: November 15, 1951 (age 72); Havana, Cuba
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
	June 7, 1976, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
	October 5, 1980, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average	.238
Runs	16
Hits	39
Teams
	Cleveland Indians (1976); Philadelphia Phillies (1978); Oakland Athletics (1980);

Orlando Eugene González (born November 15, 1951) is a Cuban former professional baseball first baseman / outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball during three seasons for the Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, and Oakland Athletics. He batted and threw left-handed.^[1]

González, a native of Havana, Cuba, played college baseball for the University of Miami. He was named to the College Baseball All-America Team after batting .402 and stealing an NCAA-record 62 bases in 1974 and was featured in Faces in the Crowd in the August 5, 1974 issue of Sports Illustrated.^[2] He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 18th round (410th overall) of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft.^[1]

References

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
Orlando González at Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Professional Baseball League)

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