Dámaso García Position: Second Baseman Bats: Right • Throws: Right 6-1, 165lb (185cm, 74kg) Born: February 7, 1957 in Moca, Dominican Republic Died: April 15, 2020 (Aged 63-068d) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Buried: Cementerio Puerta del Cielo, Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional Debut: June 24, 1978 (Age 21-137d, 11,664th in MLB history) vs. DET 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Last Game: September 12, 1989 (Age 32-217d) vs. CHC 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0…
On May 13, 1989, future Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett ties a major league record by collecting four doubles in a game. Puckett’s four extra-baggers launch the Minnesota Twins to a 10-8 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. He becomes the 35th player to hit four doubles in a game, the first since Toronto’s Damaso Garcia in 1986….
In separate deals, the New York Yankees acquire OF Ruppert Jones from the Seattle Mariners and C Rick Cerone and P Tom Underwood from the Toronto Blue Jays, giving up seven players, including popular 1B Chris Chambliss, SS Damaso Garcia, OF Juan Beniquez, and Ps Jim Beattie and Paul Mirabella. Chambliss will be with the Blue Jays a month before they swap him to the Atlanta Braves.