Héctor López

Outfield 1955–1966

1,251H

136HR

.269AVG

591RBI

.745OPS

Héctor López, born in Colon, Panama, played 12 seasons (1955–1966) primarily as an outfielder, mostly with the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics. He collected 1,251 hits and 136 home runs with a .269 batting average, ranking 7th in hits among Panamanian-born players.

Born: July 8, 1929 · Colon, Panama · 17 major leaguers from Colón
Bats / Throws: R / R
Teams: New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics
Died: 2022

Batting

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG
1955	Kansas City Athletics	128	483	50	140	15	2	15	68	1	33	58	.290
1956	Kansas City Athletics	151	561	91	153	27	3	18	69	4	63	73	.273
1957	Kansas City Athletics	121	391	51	115	19	4	11	35	1	41	66	.294
1958	Kansas City Athletics	151	564	84	147	28	4	17	73	2	49	61	.261
1959	Kansas City Athletics / New York Yankees	147	541	82	153	26	5	22	93	4	36	77	.283
1960	New York Yankees	131	408	66	116	14	6	9	42	1	46	64	.284
1961	New York Yankees	93	243	27	54	7	2	3	22	1	24	38	.222
1962	New York Yankees	106	335	45	92	19	1	6	48	0	33	53	.275
1963	New York Yankees	130	433	54	108	13	4	14	52	1	35	71	.249
1964	New York Yankees	127	285	34	74	9	3	10	34	1	24	54	.260
1965	New York Yankees	111	283	25	74	12	2	7	39	0	26	61	.261
1966	New York Yankees	54	117	14	25	4	1	4	16	0	8	20	.214
Career		1,450	4,644	623	1,251	193	37	136	591	16	418	696	.269

More Panamanian outfielders of his era

Adolfo Phillips1964–1972 · 463 H, 59 HR Ivan Murrell1963–1974 · 308 H, 33 HR Archie Brathwaite1944–1948 · 103 H, 4 HR Vic Barnett1944 · 19 H, 2 HR Gerald Thorne1946 · 5 H, 0 HR Bobby Prescott1961 · 1 H, 0 HR