Orlando González

Orlando Eugene González (born November 15, 1951) is a Cuban former professional baseball first baseman / outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball during three seasons for the Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, and Oakland Athletics. He batted and threw left-handed.[1]

Orlando González
First baseman / Outfielder
Born: (1951-11-15) November 15, 1951
Havana, Cuba
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
June 7, 1976, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
October 5, 1980, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average.238
Runs16
Hits39
Teams

González came to the United States from Cuba with his family at nine years old and went on to play baseball at Miami Senior High School, Miami Dade College and the University of Miami.[2] He was named to the College Baseball All-America Team after batting .402 and stealing an NCAA-record 62 bases in 1974 and was featured in Faces in the Crowd in the August 5, 1974 issue of Sports Illustrated.[3] He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 18th round (410th overall) of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft.[1]

References
  1. "Orlando González Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  2. Jacobs, Sam (29 March 1977). "Baseball No Longer Tops With Young Cubans". The Miami Herald. p. 2-B. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  3. "Faces in the Crowd," Sports Illustrated, August 5, 1974. Retrieved October 23, 2020


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