Tito Fuentes Notable

b. January 4, 1944 · San Francisco Giants 1965–1967, 1969–1974, San Diego Padres 1975–1976, Detroit Tigers 1977, Oakland Athletics 1978

Tito Fuentes played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the San Francisco Giants in 1965 and closing with the Oakland Athletics in 1978.

Across 1,499 games he batted .268, with 1,491 hits and 610 runs. He finished with 45 home runs, 211 doubles and 80 stolen bases.

He played 1,275 games at second base, with 3,654 assists and 182 errors. He turned 832 double plays. He also played 165 games at shortstop.

He was born in Havana, La Habana, Cuba on January 4, 1944. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1965	SFG	26	72	12	15	1	0	0	1	5	14	0	.208
1966	SFG	133	541	63	141	21	3	9	40	9	57	6	.261
1967	SFG	133	344	27	72	12	1	5	29	27	61	4	.209
1969	SFG	67	183	28	54	4	3	1	14	15	25	2	.295
1970	SFG	123	435	49	116	13	7	2	32	36	52	4	.267
1971	SFG	152	630	63	172	28	6	4	52	18	46	12	.273
1972	SFG	152	572	64	151	33	6	7	53	39	56	16	.264
1973	SFG	160	656	78	182	25	5	6	63	45	62	12	.277
1974	SFG	108	390	33	97	15	2	0	22	22	32	7	.249
1975	SDP	146	565	57	158	21	3	4	43	25	51	8	.280
1976	SDP	135	520	48	137	18	0	2	36	18	38	5	.263
1977	DET	151	615	83	190	19	10	5	51	38	61	4	.309
1978	OAK	13	43	5	6	1	0	0	2	1	6	0	.140
Career	—	1499	5566	610	1491	211	46	45	438	298	561	80	.268

On this day & linked events

1944

Born January 4, 1944

Havana, La Habana, Cuba

1965

Major-league debut: Tito Fuentes

Tito Fuentes made a major-league debut on August 18, 1965.

1978

Final major-league game: Tito Fuentes

Tito Fuentes played a final major-league game on July 9, 1978.

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