Cesar Tovar Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 69 Weight: 155 Born: Wednesday, July 03, 1940 in Caracas, Distrito Federal Venezuela Died: 7 14 1994 in Caracas, Distrito Federal Venezuela Debut: 4/12/1965 Last Game: 9/29/1976 Full Name: Cesar Leonardo Tovar Hustling Cesar Tovar divided his 1967 season with the Twins among the outfield, third base,…
On July 14, 1994, former major leaguer Cesar Tovar dies from pancreatic cancer at the age of 54. Known as a versatile player, Tovar gained fame when he became the second player in major league history to play nine positions in a single game. He also stole 226 bases over a 12-year career with…
White Sox utility player Steve Lyons plays all nine positions during an exhibition game against the Cubs at Wrigley Field. ‘Psycho,’ however, will not join the small list of players, that includes Bert Campaneris (1965 A’s) and Cesar Tovar (1968 Twins), who have accomplished the feat in a major league game.
Cubs Chuck Rainey is one out away from a no-hitter when the Reds’ Eddie Milner singles to center on the first pitch. Rainey settles for a 3 – 0 one-hitter, his first complete game of the season. For Milner, this is the third of five instances in which he will collect his team’s only hit in a game, a major league mark he’ll share with Cesar Tovar.
Interested in exploring FRANCHISING? We will help you through your journey visit us @ www.franchisingconnection.com May 31, 1975 For the fifth time in his career, Cesar Tovar gets his team’s lone hit in a game when he breaks up Catfish Hunter’s bid for a no-hitter with a sixth-inning single in the Rangers’ 6-0 loss to…
Mike Cuellar of the Baltimore Orioles extends his streak of consecutive batters retired to 35
1968 – Cesar Tovar plays one inning at each position for the Minnesota Twins, becoming only the second major leaguer in history to do it. Bert Campaneris of the Oakland Athletics was the first, earlier this season.
Triple Crown winner Carl Yastrzemski (.326, 44, 121), receiving 19 of 20 first-place votes, is selected by the BBWAA as the American League Most Valuable Player. A writer puts the light-hitting Twins infielder Cesar Tovar (.267, 6, 47) on the top of his ballot, denying the 28 year-old Red Sox outfielder of being the unanimous choice for the award.