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Chile Gómez

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Gonzales.
Chile Gómez
Infielder
Born: (1909-03-23)March 23, 1909
Villa Unión, Sinaloa, Mexico
Died: December 1, 1992(1992-12-01) (aged 83)
Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 27, 1935, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
May 30, 1942, for the Washington Senators
Career statistics
Batting average.226
Home runs0
Runs batted in50
Teams
Member of the Mexican Professional
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1971
Medals
Men's baseball
Manager for  Mexico
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1951 Buenos Aires Team
Amateur World Series
Bronze medal – third place 1941 Havana Team

José Luis Gómez Gonzales [Chile] (March 23, 1909 – December 1, 1992) was a utility infielder in Major League Baseball who played between 1935 and 1942 for the Philadelphia Phillies (1935–36) and Washington Senators (1942). Listed at 5' 10" and 165 lb., Gómez batted and threw right-handed. He was the first Latino to play for the Phillies[1] and the second Mexican-born person to play in the Major Leagues.

In his three-season MLB career, Gómez was a .226 hitter (142-for-627) with 56 runs and 50 RBI in 200 games, including nine doubles, three triples, and three stolen bases. Gómez did not hit a home run. He made 203 infield appearances at second base (126), shortstop (76) and third base (1). He had an extensive career in the Mexican League as both a player and manager before retiring in 1953.

Gómez played four seasons in the Cuban League: 1937–38 with Santa Clara and 1939–40, 1941–42 and 1945–46 with Cienfuegos.[2]

He played 17 seasons in the Mexican League, from 1937 to 1954 with the following teams: Necaxa, El Águila de Veracruz, Cafeteros de Córdoba, Industriales de Monterrey, Pericos de Puebla, Diablos Rojos del México, Azules de Veracruz, Alijadores de Tampico and Tuneros de San Luis Potosí. In 1971, Gómez was inducted into the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame.[3]

Gómez died on December 1, 1992 in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico at age 83.[4]

Career statistics

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Cuban League

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Season Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BA
1937–38 Santa Clara 114 4 24 4 1 0 6 2 .210
1939–40 Cienfuegos 180 28 46 4 0 1 15 5 .256
1941–42 Cienfuegos 91 8 15 3 1 0 4 1 .165
1945–46 Cienfuegos 157 18 36 3 1 0 13 1 .229
Total 542 58 121 14 3 1 38 9 .223

Source:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Burgos, Adrian Jr. (2007). Playing America's Game. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 272. ISBN 978-0-520-25143-4.
  2. ^ a b Figueredo, Jorge S. (August 1, 2015). Who's Who in Cuban Baseball, 1878-1961. McFarland & Company. p. 396. ISBN 978-0786482641.
  3. ^ "Inmortales 39-71". Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano (in Spanish). Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "Un 1 de diciembre pero de 1992 muere José Luis Chile Gómez". Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano (in Spanish). December 1, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
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