Vince Gonzales

Wenceslao Gonzales O'Reilly (September 28, 1925 – March 11, 1981) was a Cuban-born professional baseball player during the 1950s and 1960s. A left-handed pitcher who stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg), Gonzales appeared in one Major League Baseball game in 1955 as a member of the Washington Senators.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gonzales and the second or maternal family name is O'Reilly.
Vince Gonzales
Pitcher
Born: (1925-09-28)September 28, 1925
Quivicán, Cuba
Died: March 11, 1981(1981-03-11) (aged 55)
Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 13, 1955, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
April 13, 1955, for the Washington Senators
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average27.00
Innings pitched2
Teams

Gonzales entered pro baseball in 1951 as a member of the Ciudad Juárez Indios and in his first season, he led the Class C Southwest International League with 32 victories.[1] He followed that by winning 25 and 22 games for the Indios.[2]

In 1955, Gonzales was a member of the Senators' early season roster and appeared in the second game of the campaign, a road contest against the New York Yankees. Called into the game in the seventh inning with Washington already losing 13–1, he worked the final two frames, allowing six hits, six earned runs and three bases on balls in an eventual 19–1 rout.[3]

Gonzales spent the rest of the season in the Arizona–Mexico League and the Mexican League and the rest of his career pitching in Mexico, appearing in a game as late as in 1969.[2]

References
  1. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, eds. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd ed. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007, p. 452
  2. Minor league statistics from Baseball Reference
  3. Retrosheet


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