1929
Born July 8, 1929
Colon, Colón, Panama
Héctor López Notable
Héctor López divided 12 seasons between two clubs as a left fielder: the Kansas City Athletics from 1955, then the New York Yankees through 1966.
Across 1,450 games he batted .269, with 1,251 hits and 623 runs. He finished with 136 home runs, 193 doubles and 16 stolen bases.
He played 652 games in the outfield, with 1,063 putouts and 38 errors. He also played 459 games at third base and 184 games at second base.
He hit three home runs in a game in 1958.
He was born in Colon, Colón, Panama on July 8, 1929, and died on September 29, 2022. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | KCA | 128 | 483 | 50 | 140 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 68 | 33 | 58 | 1 | .290 |
| 1956 | KCA | 151 | 561 | 91 | 153 | 27 | 3 | 18 | 69 | 63 | 73 | 4 | .273 |
| 1957 | KCA | 121 | 391 | 51 | 115 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 41 | 66 | 1 | .294 |
| 1958 | KCA | 151 | 564 | 84 | 147 | 28 | 4 | 17 | 73 | 49 | 61 | 2 | .261 |
| 1959 | KCA/NYY | 147 | 541 | 82 | 153 | 26 | 5 | 22 | 93 | 36 | 77 | 4 | .283 |
| 1960 | NYY | 131 | 408 | 66 | 116 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 46 | 64 | 1 | .284 |
| 1961 | NYY | 93 | 243 | 27 | 54 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 24 | 38 | 1 | .222 |
| 1962 | NYY | 106 | 335 | 45 | 92 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 48 | 33 | 53 | 0 | .275 |
| 1963 | NYY | 130 | 433 | 54 | 108 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 52 | 35 | 71 | 1 | .249 |
| 1964 | NYY | 127 | 285 | 34 | 74 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 24 | 54 | 1 | .260 |
| 1965 | NYY | 111 | 283 | 25 | 74 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 61 | 0 | .261 |
| 1966 | NYY | 54 | 117 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 0 | .214 |
| Career | — | 1450 | 4644 | 623 | 1251 | 193 | 37 | 136 | 591 | 418 | 696 | 16 | .269 |
On this day & linked events
2022
Died September 29, 2022
1955
Major-league debut: Héctor López
Héctor López made a major-league debut on May 12, 1955.
1958
Héctor López's Three-Home-Run Game, 1958
Héctor López hit three home runs for the Kansas City Athletics against the Washington Senators on June 26, 1958.
1966
Final major-league game: Héctor López
Héctor López played a final major-league game on September 30, 1966.
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