Manny Sanguillén Notable

b. March 21, 1944 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1967, 1969–1976, 1978–1980, Oakland Athletics 1977

Manny Sanguillén divided 14 seasons between two clubs as a catcher: the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1967, then the Pittsburgh Pirates through 1980.

He collected 1,500 hits over 1,448 games, batting .296 with 585 runs batted in. He finished with 65 home runs, 205 doubles, 57 triples and 35 stolen bases.

He played 1,114 games behind the plate, with 5,996 putouts and 94 errors. He turned 74 double plays.

He was selected to three All-Star teams between 1971 and 1975.

He was born in Colon, Colón, Panama on March 21, 1944. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	3	1971, 1972, 1975
Player of the Week	1	1975
The Sporting News All-Star	1	1971

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1967	PIT	30	96	6	26	4	0	0	8	4	12	0	.271
1969	PIT	129	459	62	139	21	6	5	57	12	48	8	.303
1970	PIT	128	486	63	158	19	9	7	61	17	45	2	.325
1971	PIT	138	533	60	170	26	5	7	81	19	32	6	.319
1972	PIT	136	520	55	155	18	8	7	71	21	38	1	.298
1973	PIT	149	589	64	166	26	7	12	65	17	29	2	.282
1974	PIT	151	596	77	171	21	4	7	68	21	27	2	.287
1975	PIT	133	481	60	158	24	4	9	58	48	31	5	.328
1976	PIT	114	389	52	113	16	6	2	36	28	18	2	.290
1977	OAK	152	571	42	157	17	5	6	58	22	35	2	.275
1978	PIT	85	220	15	58	5	1	3	16	9	10	2	.264
1979	PIT	56	74	8	17	5	2	0	4	2	5	0	.230
1980	PIT	47	48	2	12	3	0	0	2	3	1	3	.250
Career	—	1448	5062	566	1500	205	57	65	585	223	331	35	.296

On this day & linked events

1944

Born March 21, 1944

Colon, Colón, Panama

1967

Major-league debut: Manny Sanguillén

Manny Sanguillén made a major-league debut on July 23, 1967.

1980

Final major-league game: Manny Sanguillén

Manny Sanguillén played a final major-league game on October 5, 1980.