1953
Born October 14, 1953
Martinez, CA, USA
Kiko Garcia Notable
b. October 14, 1953 · Baltimore Orioles 1976–1980, Houston Astros 1981–1982, Philadelphia Phillies 1983–1985
Kiko Garcia played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 1976 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1985.
Across 619 games he batted .239, with 351 hits and 162 runs. He finished with 12 home runs, 56 doubles and 34 stolen bases.
He played 459 games at shortstop, with 1,061 assists and 67 errors. He turned 231 double plays. He also played 120 games at second base.
He was born in Martinez, CA, USA on October 14, 1953. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | BAL | 11 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .219 |
| 1977 | BAL | 65 | 131 | 20 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 2 | .221 |
| 1978 | BAL | 79 | 186 | 17 | 49 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 43 | 7 | .263 |
| 1979 | BAL | 126 | 417 | 54 | 103 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 32 | 87 | 11 | .247 |
| 1980 | BAL | 111 | 311 | 27 | 62 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 24 | 57 | 8 | .199 |
| 1981 | HOU | 48 | 136 | 9 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 2 | .272 |
| 1982 | HOU | 34 | 76 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 1 | .211 |
| 1983 | PHI | 84 | 118 | 22 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 1 | .288 |
| 1984 | PHI | 57 | 60 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .233 |
| 1985 | PHI | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 619 | 1470 | 162 | 351 | 56 | 16 | 12 | 112 | 95 | 285 | 34 | .239 |
On this day & linked events
1976
Major-league debut: Kiko Garcia
Kiko Garcia made a major-league debut on September 11, 1976.
1985
Final major-league game: Kiko Garcia
Kiko Garcia played a final major-league game on May 5, 1985.
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