Luis Salazar Notable

b. May 19, 1956 · San Diego Padres 1980–1984, 1987, 1989, Chicago White Sox 1985–1986, Detroit Tigers 1988, Chicago Cubs 1989–1992

Luis Salazar played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the San Diego Padres in 1980 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1992.

Across 1,302 games he batted .261, with 1,070 hits and 438 runs. He finished with 94 home runs, 144 doubles and 117 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 4.50 earned run average, pitching 2 innings in 2 games.

He played 863 games at third base, with 1,562 assists and 111 errors. He turned 119 double plays. He also played 293 games in the outfield and 121 games at shortstop.

He was born in Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela on May 19, 1956. 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
1980	SDP	44	169	28	57	4	7	1	25	9	25	11	.337
1981	SDP	109	400	37	121	19	6	3	38	16	72	11	.302
1982	SDP	145	524	55	127	15	5	8	62	23	80	32	.242
1983	SDP	134	481	52	124	16	2	14	45	17	80	24	.258
1984	SDP	93	228	20	55	7	2	3	17	6	38	11	.241
1985	CHW	122	327	39	80	18	2	10	45	12	60	14	.245
1986	CHW	4	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	.143
1987	SDP	84	189	13	48	5	0	3	17	14	30	3	.254
1988	DET	130	452	61	122	14	1	12	62	21	70	6	.270
1989	CHC/SDP	121	326	34	92	12	2	9	34	15	57	1	.282
1990	CHC	115	410	44	104	13	3	12	47	19	59	3	.254
1991	CHC	103	333	34	86	14	1	14	38	15	45	0	.258
1992	CHC	98	255	20	53	7	2	5	25	11	34	1	.208
Career	—	1302	4101	438	1070	144	33	94	455	179	653	117	.261

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1987	SDP	0	0	2	0	0	2.0	2	1	1	0	4.50
Career	—	0	0	2	0	0	2.0	2	1	1	0	4.50

On this day & linked events

1956

Born May 19, 1956

Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela

1980

Major-league debut: Luis Salazar

Luis Salazar made a major-league debut on August 15, 1980.

1992

Final major-league game: Luis Salazar

Luis Salazar played a final major-league game on October 4, 1992.

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