Félix José Marquee

b. May 2, 1965 · Oakland Athletics 1988–1990, St. Louis Cardinals 1990–1992, Kansas City Royals 1993–1995, New York Yankees 2000, Arizona Diamondbacks 2002–2003

Félix José was the return in one of the odder trades of 1990, when St. Louis sent Willie McGee to Oakland in August while McGee still led the National League in hitting. José took over in right field and made the All-Star team the following season, driving in 77 runs and stealing 20 bases.

It did not last. He was in Kansas City by 1993, out of the majors after 1995, and spent the rest of the decade playing in Japan and Mexico. He came back for eleven games with the Yankees in 2000 and then for two seasons with Arizona in his late thirties.

Born in Santo Domingo in 1965, a switch-hitter who threw right-handed, José appeared in 747 major league games and batted .280 with 102 stolen bases.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1991
Player of the Month	2	1991, 1992
Player of the Week	2	1991, 1992

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1988	OAK	8	6	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	.333
1989	OAK	20	57	3	11	2	0	0	5	4	13	0	.193
1990	OAK/STL	126	426	54	113	16	1	11	52	24	81	12	.265
1991	STL	154	568	69	173	40	6	8	77	50	113	20	.305
1992	STL	131	509	62	150	22	3	14	75	40	100	28	.295
1993	KCR	149	499	64	126	24	3	6	43	36	95	31	.253
1994	KCR	99	366	56	111	28	1	11	55	35	75	10	.303
1995	KCR	9	30	2	4	1	0	0	1	2	9	0	.133
2000	NYY	20	29	4	7	0	0	1	5	2	9	0	.241
2002	ARI	13	19	5	5	0	0	2	4	4	8	0	.263
2003	ARI	18	18	1	6	1	0	1	6	6	3	0	.333
Career	—	747	2527	322	708	135	14	54	324	203	507	102	.280

On this day & linked events

1965

Born May 2, 1965

Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.

1988

Major-league debut: Félix José

Félix José made a major-league debut on September 2, 1988.

2003

Final major-league game: Félix José

Félix José played a final major-league game on September 28, 2003.

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