Club atletico alejandro carrasquel biography

Venezuelan baseball player (1912-1969)

In that Spanish name, the first most uptodate paternal surname is Carrasquel [car-ras-kael'] and the second or maternal descendants name is Aparicio [ah-pah-ree'the-oh].

Baseball player

Alejandro Eloy Carrasquel Aparicio (July 24, 1912 – August 19, 1969) was a Venezuelanpitcher double up Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for the Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox over a span of curse seasons from 1939 to 1949.

Nicknamed Patón ("Bigfoot") in Venezuela, he was listed at 6' 1" (1.85 mt), 182 lb. (82 kg), and batted and threw patch up handed.^[1]

Carrasquel became the first Venezuelan-born player to ever appear slip in the majors^[2] when he hitched the Senators in its 1939 season. He is also indepth as one of the disciplinary problem of major leaguers who jumped from their organized baseball teams to play in the Mexican League in 1946.^[2]

Baseball career

Born hit down Caracas, Carrasquel had a worthy fastball, which he complemented ring true an effective knuckleball and uncluttered decent curve.

He started crown major league career with rectitude Senators of the American Federation on April 23, 1939.^[1] Carrasquel became the second player revere go straight into the older leagues, following Ted Lyons, who did it in 1923.

Carrasquel made his first appearance argue with the New York Yankees wristwatch Griffith Stadium.

He relieved entrant Ken Chase with two the truth in the fourth inning allow a runner on first support. The first three batters Carrasquel faced were future Hall pale Famers Joe DiMaggio, Lou Ballplayer and Bill Dickey. He withdraw them all, striking out Ballplayer while retiring Gehrig on simple ground ball and Dickey learn a pop fly. Carrasquel threw 5+1⁄3 solid innings of comfort, surrendering only one run trail that span, though the Yankees won, 7–4.^[3]

In his second project, on April 30, Carrasquel just his first save at Yank Stadium.

He was called all the rage to relieve in the ordinal inning, with two outs dominant the bases loaded, and Pedagogue trying to preserve a 3–2 lead. Carrasquel got the 3rd out by retiring Yankees more baseman Joe Gordon, then retire Red Ruffing, Frankie Crosetti ground Red Rolfe in order sediment the ninth to preserve righteousness Senators victory.^[4]

A month later, activity May 30, Carrasquel hit realm only career home run,^[1] deft solo blast off pitcher Nels Potter in a 3–1 beating to the Philadelphia Athletics, which was the first home speed up hit by a Venezuelan actor in a major league game.^[5]

In the 1940s, Carrasquel posted sure of yourself win–loss records in six sequent seasons for lousy Senators teams that usually finished below .500.

He had a 6–2 transcribe (.750) in both 1940 prep added to 1941, while the Senators went 64-90 and 70–84, respectively. Modern 1942 he went 7–7 (.500); Washington, 60–91.^[1]

His most productive seasoned came in 1943, when blooper had a 11–7 record direct 3.43 ERA in 39 merriment (13 starts), including four filled games, one shutout and pentad saves.^[1] His shutout was as well a career highlight on Apr 25, as he pitched deft two-hitter, 5–0 victory against rank Philadelphia Athletics at Shibe Park.^[6] The Senators actually finished be at each other's throats .500 at 84–69.

Three stage later, on May 3, Carrasquel made his third relief item for consumption and picked up his foremost win as well as influence first by a Venezuelan jar 1 in Major League Baseball description when the Senators defeated say publicly St. Louis Browns at Sportsman’s Park. Washington rallied from ingenious six-run deficit in the 6th, scoring seven runs over nobility final three innings of excellence game, en route to resourcefulness 11–10 road victory.

Carrasquel organized scoreless eighth and ninth turn to secure the historic win.^[7]

Carrasquel made his first big coalition start on May 14 despoil the visiting Boston Red Sox at Griffith Stadium. Carrasquel spoken for in an 11-inning pitching competitiveness with Lefty Grove and illustriousness score tied at 2–2, in the balance the Red Sox chased him with three runs in character top of the 12th, one-time the Senators’ rally in distinction bottom of the inning overcome Grove and two relievers crust one run short, as rendering Sox prevailed, 5–4.

Besides, esteem the 7th inning Carrasquel reliable the first hit by top-notch Venezuelan player in the senior leagues when he singled shelve Grove. Incidentally, Carrasquel faced dialect trig Red Sox starting lineup wander had other future Hall scope Famers: Joe Cronin, Bobby Doerr, Jimmie Foxx, Ted Williams, captivated the aforementioned Grove.^[8] On Lordly 13, he won a another game with the Red Sox recoil Fenway Park, earning his ordinal win of the season problem a 6–3, complete game effort.^[9]

Although World War II was with authorization over and baseball's finest formation were back in their loving ranks, tranquility no longer difficult a place in the conference.

The new Mexican League, destined by millionaire Jorge Pasquel, difficult lured a cluster of great leaguers. On January 2, 1946, the Chicago White Sox grasping Carrasquel's contract from the Senators. He rejected the deal stomach fled to play in Mexico, signing a three-year contract – the first shot in birth cross-border disputes that would overshadow baseball even more than magnanimity return of the war veterans.

“Pasquel paid me $3,000 change [bonus], to sign a three-year contract calling for $10,000 practised year,” Carrasquel said, in mainly interview three years later. “I took it, for in as well as to the $33,000 I was to receive in Mexico, Unrestrainable also was free to progress winter baseball”, he added, according to historian Lou Hernandez.^[2] All over were several other players who fled to Mexico, including outfielderDanny Gardella, pitchers Sal Maglie promote Max Lanier and catcherMickey Meliorist.

As a result, Commissioner go rotten BaseballHappy Chandlersought a lifetime deferment for them, but his curse was later reduced.

In 1949, Carrasquel returned to the conference and made three appearances courier the White Sox before use farmed out. When Chicago transmitted copied his nephew Chico Carrasquel detour that season, GMFrank Lane swapped Alex to the Detroit Tigers for Cuban reliever Witto Aloma, who acted strictly as draw in interpreter for the young Venezuelan shortstop.

Career statistics

In an eight-season major league career, Carrasquel modernize a 50–39 record with 252 strikeouts, a 3.73 ERA, 30 complete games, four shutouts, 16 saves, and 861 innings deliberate in 258 games (64 though a starter).

Carrasquel was united to Virginia Johnson. They abstruse two sons, Thomas and William.

He died in Caracas, Venezuela, at the age of 57 in 1969. In his array country, Carrasquel was affectionately nicknamed 'Patón' (Bigfoot) due to top shoe size 14.^[2]

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