Luis Aparicio

Shortstop 1956–1973 Hall of Fame 1984 10× All-Star

2,677H

83HR

.262AVG

791RBI

.654OPS

Luis Aparicio, born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, played 18 seasons (1956–1973) primarily as a shortstop, mostly with the Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox. He collected 2,677 hits and 83 home runs with a .262 batting average, ranking 3rd in hits among Venezuelan-born players. He was selected to 10 All-Star games. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1984.

Born: April 29, 1934 · Maracaibo, Venezuela · 41 major leaguers from Maracaibo
Bats / Throws: R / R
Teams: Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox

Batting

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG
1956	Chicago White Sox	152	533	69	142	19	6	3	56	21	34	63	.266
1957	Chicago White Sox	143	575	82	148	22	6	3	41	28	52	55	.257
1958	Chicago White Sox	145	557	76	148	20	9	2	40	29	35	38	.266
1959	Chicago White Sox	152	612	98	157	18	5	6	51	56	53	40	.257
1960	Chicago White Sox	153	600	86	166	20	7	2	61	51	43	39	.277
1961	Chicago White Sox	156	625	90	170	24	4	6	45	53	38	33	.272
1962	Chicago White Sox	153	581	72	140	23	5	7	40	31	32	36	.241
1963	Baltimore Orioles	146	601	73	150	18	8	5	45	40	36	35	.250
1964	Baltimore Orioles	146	578	93	154	20	3	10	37	57	49	51	.266
1965	Baltimore Orioles	144	564	67	127	20	10	8	40	26	46	56	.225
1966	Baltimore Orioles	151	659	97	182	25	8	6	41	25	33	42	.276
1967	Baltimore Orioles	134	546	55	127	22	5	4	31	18	29	44	.233
1968	Chicago White Sox	157	622	55	164	24	4	4	36	17	33	43	.264
1969	Chicago White Sox	156	599	77	168	24	5	5	51	24	66	29	.280
1970	Chicago White Sox	146	552	86	173	29	3	5	43	8	53	34	.313
1971	Boston Red Sox	125	491	56	114	23	0	4	45	6	35	43	.232
1972	Boston Red Sox	110	436	47	112	26	3	3	39	3	26	28	.257
1973	Boston Red Sox	132	499	56	135	17	1	0	49	13	43	33	.271
Career		2,601	10,230	1,335	2,677	394	92	83	791	506	736	742	.262

More Venezuelan shortstops of his era

Chico Carrasquel1950–1959 · 1,199 H, 55 HR Elio Chacon1960–1962 · 143 H, 4 HR Cesar Gutierrez1967–1971 · 128 H, 0 HR Pompeyo Davalillo1953 · 17 H, 0 HR