Benny Valenzuela
Benny Valenzuela | |
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Third baseman | |
Born: Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico | June 2, 1933|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 27, 1958, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 24, 1958, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .214 |
Hits | 3 |
Teams | |
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Benjamin Beltrán Valenzuela (born June 2, 1933 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico) is a former Major League Baseball third baseman who played for one season. Nicknamed "Papelero" in his native Mexico, he played in games for the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1958 St. Louis Cardinals season. After retirement, he became a manager of the Alijadores de Tampico in the Mexican League.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
Categories:
- 1933 births
- Baseball players from Sinaloa
- Living people
- Major League Baseball players from Mexico
- Major League Baseball third basemen
- Mexican expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Mexican League baseball managers
- Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame inductees
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- Venados de Yucatán (minor league) players
- Mexican baseball biography stubs
- Baseball third baseman stubs