Chico Carrasquel

Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman
Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right
6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)
Born: January 23, 1926 in Caracas, Venezuela ve
Died: May 26, 2005  in Caracas, Venezuela
Buried: Cementerio del Este, Caracas, Distrito Federal
Debut: April 18, 1950 (10,677th in major league history)
vs. SLB 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: September 23, 1959
vs. BOS 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Full Name: Alfonso Carrasquel
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Relatives: Nephew of Alex Carrasquel; Uncle of Cris Colon

Nine Players Who Debuted in 1950

Joe Adcock
Gus Bell
Jimmy Piersall
Jackie Jensen
Jim Busby
Chico Carrasquel
Billy Martin
Lew Burdette
Whitey Ford

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Notable Events and Chronology for Chico Carrasquel Career

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January 2, 1946

Alex Carrasquel  rejects a deal to White Sox and signs a three-year contract to hurl in Jorge Pasquel’s Mexican League

July 17, 1950

 Yankee rookie Whitey Ford wins his first major league game, beating the visiting White Sox, 4 – 3

August 6, 1950

Boston P Ellis Kinder hits a grand slam off White Sox ace Billy Pierce, and totals six RBIs in the game. Kinder’s homer comes after an intentional pass to Birdie Tebbetts. For “Old Folks,” it is his first and only career homer. The Red Sox roll, 9 – 2. Kinder also stops rookie Chico Carrasquel’s consecutive game hitting streak of 24 games. Joe Dobson gives up seven hits in the nitecap and wins, 4 – 3, to give the Bosox a sweep.

November 8, 1950

Slugging first baseman Walt Dropo wins the 1950 American League Rookie of the Year

November 9, 1950

Chicago White Sox release long time shortstop Luke Appling

July 15, 1951

Philadelphia Athletics lefty Sam Zoldak pitches a one-hitter against the Chicago White Sox, winning, 5 – 0, in the second game of a doubleheader. Chico Carrasquel has the lone safety, a dribbler between SS and 3B. Zoldak also drives in 2 runs. Bob Hooper is the winner for the A’s in the first game, helping the cause with a three-run homer. The A’s lose Ferris Fainwhen he grounds out in the opener and, in disgust, kicks first base, breaking his foot. Fain is leading the American League with a .337 average. He’ll return on August 21st.

October 25, 1955

Cleveland Indians trade Larry Doby to the Chicago White Sox for shortstop Chico Carrasquel and outfielder Jim Busby

April 9, 1959

O’s turn triple play on opening day

May 26, 2005

Chico Carrasquel dies in Caracas, Venezuela, at the age of 77. Carrasquel, the first in a great line of Venezuelan shortstops that includes Luis Aparicio, Dave Concepción, Ozzie Guillen and Omar Vizquel, became the first Hispanic player to appear in an All-Star Game, in 1951, at Briggs Stadium.

Biography

Venezuelan Chico Carrasquel was signed in 1949 by the Dodgers, who then sold him to the White Sox. Carrasquel’s inability to speak English may have caused Branch Rickey to move him. White Sox GM Frank Lane solved the communication problem by trading journeyman pitcher Alex Carrasquel – Chico’s uncle – for reliever Luis Aloma, who served as the interpreter between Chico and manager Paul Richards. Replacing Luke Appling, Carrasquel soon established himself as a top shortstop and batted .282 with a 24-game hitting streak as a rookie in 1950. He broke an AL record by accepting 297 chances (in 53 games) without an error in 1951, and beat out reigning MVP Phil Rizzuto as the AL’s starting All-Star SS. But Carrasquel had trouble controlling his weight, and in 1952 he was benched for lethargic play. In October 1955 Chicago traded him with Jim Busby to Cleveland for Larry Doby. They had another Venezuelan SS waiting in the minors – Luis Aparicio. Carrasquel became a legend in his native Caracas, serving as play-by-play man on their Game of the Week.

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