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Mexican baseball player (1924-2007) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vinicio "Chico" García Uzcanga (24 December 1924 – 17 August 2007) was a Mexican professional baseball second baseman and manager. He played in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles during the 1954 season. Listed at 5' 8", 170 lb., García batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Veracruz City, Mexico.
| Chico García | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Second baseman | |
| Born: 24 December 1924 Veracruz City, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| Died: 17 August 2007 (aged 82) Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 24, 1954, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 20, 1954, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .113 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 5 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Member of the Mexican Professional | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1981 |
Outside of MLB, García enjoyed a distinguished baseball career that spanned five different decades, first as a player from 1946 to 1970, then as manager from 1966 to 1984. In the Mexican League, he played most of his career with Rojos del Águila de Veracruz and Sultanes de Monterrey.
A solid infielder and contact hitter, García played with his hometown Industriales de Monterrey in the first Interamerican Series in 1946.[1] He played nine Triple-A seasons in the Arizona-Texas and American Association leagues and one season in Cuban baseball, before serving as a backup infielder for the Orioles in the American League. He won four minor league batting titles in the Arizona-Texas League (1949), Mexican Gulf League (1950, 1951) and Mexican League (1963).
Following his playing career, García managed in Mexico from 1966 through 1984, winning four championship titles in the Mexican Pacific League (LMP) for Tomateros de Culiacán in 1966–67 and 1969–70, Algodoneros de Guasave in 1971–72 and Cañeros de Los Mochis in 1983–84. García ranks as the second most winning manager of the LMP and it is the only manager to have won Mexican Pacific League titles with three different franchises.[2]
He also managed Monterrey, Veracruz, Sabinas, Jalisco, Monclova and Nuevo Laredo in the Mexican League. In 1981, he gained Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame honors.[3]
Vinicio Garcia was married to Carolyn Foshee (who died in 1995) and has two sons, Jerry Vinicio and David and also has two daughters, Becky and Carolyn Lee.
García died on 16 August 2007 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico at age 82.[4]
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