Aurelio Rodriguez Stats & Facts

81EF1D20-3C11-4EEA-96F8-277CF939482E

Aurelio Rodriguez

Positions:
Bats: R Throws: R
Height: 70 Weight: 180
Born: Sunday, December 28, 1947 in Cananea, Sonora Mexico
Died: 9 23 2000 in Detroit, MI USA
Debut: 9/1/1967
Last Game: 10/1/1983
Full Name: Aurelio Rodriguez

3B Aurelio Rodriguez was born on December 28, 1947.

He was one of the best defensive third basemen of his era (especially known for his powerful throwing arm), breaking Brooks Robinson’s 16-year stranglehold on the Gold Glove Award (for AL third basemen), winning a GG Award in 1976. He also led AL third basemen in assists, DP, & fielding percentage twice each.

In his 17-year career (1967-1983), Rodriguez had 1,570 hits, 124 HR, & .237 BA.

Aurelio passed away in 2000 at the age of 52 (from injuries sustained in a car accident).

Daily Rewind - Baseball History delivered daily

* indicates required

Baseball is the only game you can watch on the radio. Join the community today and listen to hundreds of broadcasts from baseball’s golden age.

Lets go! Start listening!

Start Listening today!
Share the Post:

Related Posts

Load More
Start Listieng to Classic Baseball Broadcasts (1934 - 1973)

Start Listieng to Classic Baseball Broadcasts (1934 - 1973)

Enjoy our free trial and start listening to games, interviews and shows! Ruth, Mantle, Aaron, and Seaver!

$9.99/month
$99/year
class="wp-singular post-template-default single single-post postid-22677 single-format-standard wp-custom-logo wp-embed-responsive wp-theme-kadence wp-child-theme-kadence-child logged-out footer-on-bottom hide-focus-outline link-style-standard content-title-style-normal content-width-normal content-style-unboxed content-vertical-padding-show non-transparent-header mobile-non-transparent-header kadence-elementor-colors elementor-default elementor-kit-193430 elementor-page-193959"