Chico Carrasquel Notable

b. January 23, 1926 · Chicago White Sox 1950–1955, Cleveland Indians 1956–1958, Kansas City Athletics 1958, Baltimore Orioles 1959

Chico Carrasquel played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1950 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1959.

Across 1,325 games he batted .258, with 1,199 hits and 568 runs. He finished with 55 home runs, 172 doubles and 31 stolen bases.

He played 1,241 games at shortstop, with 3,619 assists and 185 errors. He turned 770 double plays.

He was selected to four All-Star teams between 1951 and 1955.

He was born in Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela on January 23, 1926, and died on May 26, 2005. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	4	1951, 1953, 1954, 1955

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1950	CHW	141	524	72	148	21	5	4	46	66	46	0	.282
1951	CHW	147	538	41	142	22	4	2	58	46	39	14	.264
1952	CHW	100	359	36	89	7	4	1	42	33	27	2	.248
1953	CHW	149	552	72	154	30	4	2	47	38	47	5	.279
1954	CHW	155	620	106	158	28	3	12	62	85	67	7	.255
1955	CHW	145	523	83	134	11	2	11	52	61	59	1	.256
1956	CLE	141	474	60	115	15	1	7	48	52	61	0	.243
1957	CLE	125	392	37	108	14	1	8	57	41	53	0	.276
1958	CLE/KCA	108	316	33	74	11	1	4	34	35	27	0	.234
1959	BAL	114	346	28	77	13	0	4	28	34	41	2	.223
Career	—	1325	4644	568	1199	172	25	55	474	491	467	31	.258

On this day & linked events

1926

Born January 23, 1926

Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela

2005

Died May 26, 2005

1950

Major-league debut: Chico Carrasquel

Chico Carrasquel made a major-league debut on April 18, 1950.

1959

Final major-league game: Chico Carrasquel

Chico Carrasquel played a final major-league game on September 23, 1959.

Image: Bowman, public domain