Aurelio Rodríguez, born in Cananea, Mexico, played 17 seasons (1967–1983) primarily as a third baseman, mostly with the Detroit Tigers, California Angels, Chicago White Sox. He collected 1,570 hits and 124 home runs with a .237 batting average, ranking 3rd in hits among Mexican-born players.
- Born
- December 28, 1947 · Cananea, Mexico · 2 major leaguers from Cananea
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Teams
- Detroit Tigers, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Washington Senators, San Diego Padres, Baltimore Orioles
- Died
- 2000
Batting
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | California Angels | 29 | 130 | 14 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 21 | .238 |
| 1968 | California Angels | 76 | 223 | 14 | 54 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 36 | .242 |
| 1969 | California Angels | 159 | 561 | 47 | 130 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 49 | 5 | 32 | 88 | .232 |
| 1970 | California Angels / Washington Senators | 159 | 610 | 70 | 152 | 33 | 7 | 19 | 83 | 15 | 40 | 87 | .249 |
| 1971 | Detroit Tigers | 154 | 604 | 68 | 153 | 30 | 7 | 15 | 39 | 4 | 27 | 93 | .253 |
| 1972 | Detroit Tigers | 153 | 601 | 65 | 142 | 23 | 5 | 13 | 56 | 2 | 28 | 104 | .236 |
| 1973 | Detroit Tigers | 160 | 555 | 46 | 123 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 58 | 3 | 31 | 85 | .222 |
| 1974 | Detroit Tigers | 159 | 571 | 54 | 127 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 2 | 26 | 70 | .222 |
| 1975 | Detroit Tigers | 151 | 507 | 47 | 124 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 63 | .245 |
| 1976 | Detroit Tigers | 128 | 480 | 40 | 115 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 50 | 0 | 19 | 61 | .240 |
| 1977 | Detroit Tigers | 96 | 306 | 30 | 67 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 16 | 36 | .219 |
| 1978 | Detroit Tigers | 134 | 385 | 40 | 102 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 19 | 37 | .265 |
| 1979 | Detroit Tigers | 106 | 343 | 27 | 87 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 11 | 40 | .254 |
| 1980 | San Diego Padres / New York Yankees | 141 | 339 | 21 | 71 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 13 | 61 | .209 |
| 1981 | New York Yankees | 27 | 52 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .346 |
| 1982 | Chicago White Sox | 118 | 257 | 24 | 62 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 35 | .241 |
| 1983 | Baltimore Orioles / Chicago White Sox | 67 | 87 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .138 |
| Career | 2,017 | 6,611 | 612 | 1,570 | 287 | 46 | 124 | 648 | 35 | 324 | 943 | .237 |