Al Lopez
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| Catcher / Manager | |||
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Born: August 20, 1908 Tampa, Florida |
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Died: October 30, 2005 (aged 97) Tampa, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 27, 1928, for the Brooklyn Robins | |||
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| September 16, 1947, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .261 | ||
| Hits | 1,547 | ||
| Runs batted in | 652 | ||
| Managerial record | 1,410–1,004 (.584) | ||
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| Member of the National | |||
 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Inducted | 1977 | ||
| Election Method | Veterans Committee | ||
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Alfonso Ramón "Al" López (August 20, 1908 – October 30, 2005) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher for the Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers, Boston Bees, Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians between 1928 and 1947. He was a manager for the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox from 1951 to 1965 and 1968 to 1969. His Spanish-American heritage and "gentlemanly nature" earned him the nickname "El Señor".
As a player, López was a two-time All-Star and established a major league record for career games as a catcher (1,918). As a manager, his .584 career winning percentage ranks fourth in major league history among managers of at least 2000 games, behind Joe McCarthy (.615), Frank Selee (.598) and John McGraw (.586). His Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox teams were the only squads to interrupt the New York Yankees' string of American League pennants from 1949 to 1964, in 1954 and 1959, respectively. Over the course of 18 full seasons as a baseball manager (15 in the major leagues and 3 in the minors), his teams never finished with a losing record. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977.
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