Milt Ramírez

Milton Ramírez Barboza (April 2, 1950 – August 18, 2022) was a Puerto Rican Major League Baseball infielder. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1970 and 1971 seasons and the Oakland Athletics during the 1979 season.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ramírez and the second or maternal family name is Barboza.

Milt Ramírez
Shortstop
Born: (1950-04-02)April 2, 1950
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Died: August 18, 2022(2022-08-18) (aged 72)
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 11, 1970, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
August 1, 1979, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average.184
Home runs0
Runs batted in6
Teams

Ramírez signed with the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1968. The St. Louis Cardinals selected him from the Orioles organization in the Rule 5 draft after the 1969 season.[1] He batted .190 in 87 plate appearances across 62 games played for the Cardinals in the 1970 season. Ramírez appeared in four games for the Cardinals in the 1971 season.[2] The Cardinals traded Ramírez along with Skip Jutze to the Houston Astros for Ray Busse and Bobby Fenwick on November 29, 1972.[3] Ramírez played for the Oakland Athletics in 1979. He batted .161 in 28 games before he was sent to the minor leagues.[4]

Ramírez died on August 18, 2022, at the age of 72.[5]

References
  1. Detroit Free Press. December 2, 1969 https://www.newspapers.com/image/98859061/?terms=%22milt+ramirez%22&match=1. Retrieved August 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Rogers, Anne (December 11, 2020). "Every Rule 5 Draft pick in Cards history". MLB.com. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  3. "White Sox Acquire Henderson And Send Bradley to the Giants". The New York Times. November 30, 1972. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  4. The Daily Spectrum. Saint George, Utah. August 8, 1979 https://www.newspapers.com/image/284809390/?terms=%22milt+ramirez%22&match=1. Retrieved August 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Fallece el expelotero Milton Ramírez". Noticel (in Spanish). August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 19, 2022.


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