Rubén Amaro Notable

b. January 6, 1936 · St. Louis Cardinals 1958, Philadelphia Phillies 1960–1965, New York Yankees 1966–1968, California Angels 1969

Rubén Amaro played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1958 and closing with the California Angels in 1969. His longest stay was with the Philadelphia Phillies, from 1960 to 1965.

Across 940 games he batted .234, with 505 hits and 211 runs. He finished with 8 home runs, 75 doubles and 11 stolen bases.

He played 705 games at shortstop, with 1,762 assists and 100 errors. He turned 387 double plays. He also played 169 games at first base.

He was born in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, México on January 6, 1936, and died on March 31, 2017. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Gold Glove	1	1964

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1958	STL	40	76	8	17	2	1	0	0	5	8	0	.224
1960	PHI	92	264	25	61	9	1	0	16	21	32	0	.231
1961	PHI	135	381	34	98	14	9	1	32	53	59	1	.257
1962	PHI	79	226	24	55	10	0	0	19	30	28	5	.243
1963	PHI	115	217	25	47	9	2	2	19	19	31	0	.217
1964	PHI	129	299	31	79	11	0	4	34	16	37	1	.264
1965	PHI	118	184	26	39	7	0	0	15	27	22	1	.212
1966	NYY	14	23	0	5	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	.217
1967	NYY	130	417	31	93	12	0	1	17	43	49	3	.223
1968	NYY	47	41	3	5	1	0	0	0	9	6	0	.122
1969	CAL	41	27	4	6	0	0	0	1	4	6	0	.222
Career	—	940	2155	211	505	75	13	8	156	227	280	11	.234

On this day & linked events

1936

Born January 6, 1936

Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, México

2017

Died March 31, 2017

1958

Major-league debut: Rubén Amaro

Rubén Amaro made a major-league debut on July 15, 1958.

1969

Final major-league game: Rubén Amaro

Rubén Amaro played a final major-league game on September 28, 1969.