César Gerónimo Marquee

b. March 11, 1948 · Houston Astros 1969–1971, Cincinnati Reds 1972–1980, Kansas City Royals 1981–1983

He played center field for Cincinnati's back-to-back champions of 1975 and 1976, winning Gold Gloves in each of those seasons and two more on either side, four in a row from 1974 to 1977. He hit .281 with 133 hits in 1974 and .257 the following year, steady rather than spectacular offensive seasons behind a lineup full of stars.

Fifteen seasons gave him 977 hits, 161 doubles, 460 runs batted in, 82 stolen bases and a .258 average, with 1,376 games in the outfield for three clubs. He is from San Pedro de Macorís in the Dominican Republic.

He finished with Kansas City in 1983 at thirty-five. The 1989 ballot gave him no votes of 447.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Gold Glove	4	1974, 1975, 1976, 1977

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1969	HOU	28	8	8	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	.250
1970	HOU	47	37	5	9	0	0	0	2	2	5	0	.243
1971	HOU	94	82	13	18	2	2	1	6	5	31	2	.220
1972	CIN	120	255	32	70	9	7	4	29	24	64	2	.275
1973	CIN	139	324	35	68	14	3	4	33	23	74	5	.210
1974	CIN	150	474	73	133	17	8	7	54	46	96	9	.281
1975	CIN	148	501	69	129	25	5	6	53	48	97	13	.257
1976	CIN	149	486	59	149	24	11	2	49	56	95	22	.307
1977	CIN	149	492	54	131	22	4	10	52	35	89	10	.266
1978	CIN	122	296	28	67	15	1	5	27	43	67	8	.226
1979	CIN	123	356	38	85	17	4	4	38	37	56	1	.239
1980	CIN	103	145	16	37	5	0	2	9	14	24	2	.255
1981	KCR	59	118	14	29	0	2	2	13	11	16	6	.246
1982	KCR	53	119	14	32	6	3	4	23	8	16	2	.269
1983	KCR	38	87	2	18	4	0	0	4	2	13	0	.207
Career	—	1522	3780	460	977	161	50	51	392	354	746	82	.258

On this day & linked events

1948

Born March 11, 1948

El Seibo, El Seibo, D.R.

1969

Major-league debut: César Gerónimo

César Gerónimo made a major-league debut on April 16, 1969.

1983

Final major-league game: César Gerónimo

César Gerónimo played a final major-league game on August 28, 1983.

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