AB. His fielding seemed to have regressed; he committed 24 errors. He went on to play 21 total in his homeland. Subscribe Unlock nonprofit financial insights that will help you make more informed decisions. May 26, 2005 He was second on the team in RBIs (62) and third in runs scored (106). Carrasquel joined the Cervecería Caracas team. Phoenix, AZ 85004 Carrasquel finished third behind Walt Dropo and Whitey Ford in the American League Rookie of the Year Award balloting. Shortstop,” Marty Marion, in 1955. Chico ended up managing in all or parts of 10 winter-league campaigns in his home country. The 2005 White Sox are off to the franchise's fastest start since the '51 team opened 36-14. Willy Miranda – a Cuban shortstop who was also known for fancy fielding, but who never hit much – subbed for Carrasquel. Hancock did not live up to his billing, in Rickey’s eyes, and was returned for the additional subsidy. His overall play helped prompt the following mid-season prediction from GM Lane: “The new sparkle given our infield by Chico Carrasquel’s play at shortstop and outfielder Gus Zernial’s potential greatness at bat may enable us to finish this season in the upper division for the first time since 1943.”11 (The White Sox finished sixth in the eight-team league.). January 23, 1926 Known as the "Father of Venezuelan shortstops" in his South American homeland, he led the way for such shortsop luminaries as Luis Aparicio, Dave Concepcion, Ozzie Guillen and Omar Vizquel."" Year. Debut: 4/18/1950. In July 1951, Carrasquel enjoyed what he later described as “my greatest thrill in baseball … my first All-Star Game … because I was the first Latin player to play in one.”18 The fans voted him in over reigning AL MVP Phil Rizzuto. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. As the season drew to a close, Edgar Munzel was brutally frank in his criticism. 30 Anthony McCarron, “Sojo Fondly Remembers Carrasquel,” New York Daily News, May 31, 2005. 33 “Chico Likes Lopez Better,” United Press, March 19, 1956. It described Carrasquel “at shortstop, covering ground like sunlight, inspiring the rest of the team to outdo itself in trying to match him.”20, As the weekly magazine hit the newstands, a third Carrasquel “edition,” Alfonso Carrasquel Jr., made his happy arrival into the clan. Carrasquel also had to deal with an occupational hazard of shortstops – he received over 100 stitches for spike wounds throughout his playing days. When he was 19, he became a member of the team that represented Venezuela in the Amateur World Series of 1945. Carrasquel had regained his prior form and it plainly showed. Overall, though, he managed only a combined .234-4-34 line for his two clubs, a drop from his .276-8-57 marks of 1957. The record streak is now held by Orioles shortstop Mike Bordick at 543. 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Carrasquel was one of them. There isn’t a shortstop who’s outhitting him, and there isn’t a rival who deserves mention in the same inhalation with Carrasquel as a defensive man.”19 The AL’s shortstop went 1-for-2, his hit (a single) coming against NL starter Robin Roberts. Throwing the ball underhanded, the runner would have to slide or get hit with the ball.”2 Former teammate Minnie Miñoso recalled Carrasquel’s defensive brilliance in this manner: “I had seen so many good shortstops, but Chico played like no one I had ever seen. But,” added a pompous-sounding Lane, “no proper price can possibly include our All-Star shortstop, especially in a deal for a 33-year-old outfielder who couldn’t play shortstop with the aid of three arms and a lacrosse racquet.”23. Cris was a shortstop too. In 1991, the LVBP honored Carrasquel by naming its reconstructed Puerto la Cruz Stadium after the country’s first big league all-star. In 1953, Chicago finished third again, albeit with an improved win total of 89. Some defensive statistics Copyright © Baseball Info Solutions, 2010-2021. Chico Carrasquel was born on Monday, January 23, 1928, in Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela. Lane said no. More bio, uniform, draft, salary info “We stopped talking about Carrasquel almost simultaneously the moment his name was mentioned,” Frank Lane said in November 1951. In fact, he was rising to stardom so rapidly he seemed jet-propelled. Lane brought in Bobby Bragan – Carrasquel’s manager back at Fort Worth in 1949 – as skipper. The Nocona Athletic Goods Company, a small Texas-based manufacturer of gloves, used his photo to complement their “major league quality” products. That sum was then equal to about US$5,000 – five times his signing bonus. He was one of 11 children and the first boy in the family of María Lourdes Carrasquel and her husband Cristóbal Colón. 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