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Alberto Callaspo

Alberto Callaspo Notable

b. April 19, 1983 · Arizona Diamondbacks 2006–2007, Kansas City Royals 2008–2010, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2010–2013, Oakland Athletics 2013–2014, Atlanta Braves 2015, Los Angeles Dodgers 2015

Alberto Callaspo played for six clubs across 10 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2006 and closing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2015.

Across 1,093 games he batted .265, with 941 hits and 391 runs. He finished with 52 home runs, 170 doubles and 22 stolen bases.

He played 602 games at third base, with 1,048 assists and 58 errors. He turned 99 double plays. He also played 299 games at second base.

He was born in Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela on April 19, 1983. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
2006 ARI 2342210 110 6460 .238
2007 ARI 561441031 800 79141 .215
2008 KCR 742132165 830 1619142 .305
2009 KCR 15557679173 41811 7352512 .300
2010 KCR/LAA 14656261149 27210 5631425 .265
2011 LAA 14147554137 2306 4658488 .288
2012 LAA 13845755115 20010 5356594 .252
2013 LAA/OAK 13645352117 20010 5853470 .258
2014 OAK 1274043790 1504 3940500 .223
2015 ATL/LAD 972302054 701 1528340 .235
Career 10933556391941 1701452 36935036522 .265

On this day & linked events

1983

Born April 19, 1983

Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela

2006

Major-league debut: Alberto Callaspo

Alberto Callaspo made a major-league debut on August 6, 2006.

2015

Final major-league game: Alberto Callaspo

Alberto Callaspo played a final major-league game on August 19, 2015.

Image: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0