Pedro González (baseball)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Olivares.

Pedro González Olivares (12 December 1937 – 10 January 2021), nicknamed "Speedy Gonzalez",^[1] was a Dominican professional baseball second baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1963–72) and Cleveland Indians (1972-79). He was one of the first 15 Dominicans to play big league baseball.^[2]

Pedro González
Second baseman
Born: (1937-12-12)December 12, 1937 San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Died: January 10, 2021(2021-01-10) (aged 83) San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
11 April, 1963, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
27 September, 1967, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
Batting average	.244
Home runs	8
Runs batted in	70
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
New York Yankees (1963–1965) Cleveland Indians (1965–1967)

In 407 career MLB games, González had 264 hits with a batting average of .244, 8 home runs, and 70 runs batted in (RBI). He finished his major league career with an overall .980 fielding percentage.

The Indians acquired González on 10 May 1965 in exchange for first baseman Ray Barker.^[3]

González died on 10 January 2021.^[4]

References

1. "Pedro Gonzalez Baseball Stats". baseball-almanac.com. Baseball Almanac. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
2. "Major League Baseball Players Born in Dominican Republic". baseball-almanac.com. Baseball Almanac. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
3. "Baseball's week". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
4. "Pedro González "El Gran Capitán" falleció este domingo". CDN (in Spanish). January 10, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021.

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet