Pedro González (baseball)

Pedro González
Second baseman
Born: (1937-12-12) December 12, 1937
San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 11, 1963, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 1967, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
Batting average .244
Home runs 8
Runs batted in 70
Teams

Pedro González Olivares (born December 12, 1937 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman. González was one of the first 15 Dominicans to play Major League Baseball.[1]

In 407 career games with the New York Yankees (1963–65) and Cleveland Indians (1965-67), he had 264 hits with a batting average of .244.

The Indians acquired González on May 10, 1965 in exchange for first baseman Ray Barker.[2]

References

  1. "Major League Baseball Players Born in Dominican Republic". baseball-almanac.com.
  2. "Pedro González". baseball-reference.com.


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