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b. July 29, 1965 · St. Louis Cardinals 1988, 1991–1994, 1996, Boston Red Sox 1995, Anaheim Angels 1997, Texas Rangers 1998–2000, Kansas City Royals 2001–2002

He came up with St. Louis in 1988 and had his most productive season more than a decade later with Texas, batting .294 with 159 hits in 2000. He was primarily a defense-first second baseman across his career, valued for durability at the position rather than power.

Thirteen seasons gave him 1,031 hits, 189 doubles, 53 triples, 422 runs batted in and a .260 average, with 998 games at second base. He also drew 500 walks and stole 81 bases. He is from Santurce, Puerto Rico, and played for Puerto Rico in international competition.

He finished with Kansas City in 2002 at thirty-seven. He is not on a Hall of Fame ballot.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1988	STL	93	297	20	63	10	4	1	24	25	32	1	.212
1991	STL	56	68	5	13	3	0	0	0	8	19	0	.191
1992	STL	85	265	26	65	9	11	2	32	27	40	2	.245
1993	STL	115	362	50	101	19	3	3	46	47	54	11	.279
1994	STL	88	205	32	57	12	5	5	29	30	38	4	.278
1995	BOS	132	419	64	113	20	3	6	44	63	61	13	.270
1996	STL	129	380	54	98	26	3	5	42	52	78	11	.258
1997	ANA	128	388	59	98	16	7	5	37	69	65	22	.253
1998	TEX	101	259	51	71	15	3	6	33	37	40	4	.274
1999	TEX	68	164	33	33	10	0	3	17	28	32	2	.201
2000	TEX	139	540	85	159	25	8	6	63	59	75	1	.294
2001	KCR	113	387	44	106	16	4	4	32	23	56	8	.274
2002	KCR	94	237	28	54	8	2	1	23	32	34	2	.228
Career	—	1341	3971	551	1031	189	53	47	422	500	624	81	.260

On this day & linked events

1965

Born July 29, 1965

Santurce, , P.R.

1988

Major-league debut: Luis Alicea

Luis Alicea made a major-league debut on April 23, 1988.

2002

Final major-league game: Luis Alicea

Luis Alicea played a final major-league game on September 25, 2002.

Image: David Berkowitz / UCinternational, CC BY 2.0