César Cedeño
| César Cedeño | |||
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| Center fielder | |||
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Born: February 25, 1951 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 20, 1970, for the Houston Astros | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| June 2, 1986, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .285 | ||
| Home runs | 199 | ||
| Runs batted in | 976 | ||
| Stolen bases | 550 | ||
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César Cedeño Encarnación (born February 25, 1951) is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the Houston Astros (1970–81), Cincinnati Reds (1982–85), St. Louis Cardinals (1985) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1986). He batted and threw right-handed.
Signed by Houston as an amateur free agent in 1967, Cedeño debuted on June 20, 1970 at 19 years of age. Batting .310 in his rookie season in 1970, he led the National League in doubles. The next season, he again led the league in doubles. He batted .320 in both 1972 and 1973. In 1972, Cedeño hit 22 home runs, had 55 stolen bases, and again led the league in doubles. He won a Gold Glove Award that season as well. Houston manager Leo Durocher once compared Cedeño to Willie Mays, saying "At 22 Cedeño is as good or better than Willie was at the same age,".
Possessing a rare combination of power, blazing speed, and good defense, he became the second man in Major League history (after Lou Brock in 1967) to hit 20 home runs and steal 50 bases in one season. Cedeño accomplished the feat three years in a row (1972–1974). He also stole 50-plus bases the next three years (1975–1977), twice led the league in doubles (1971–1972) and collected 102 RBI in the 1974 season.
On the negative side, Cedeño's career was hampered by an aggressive fielding style which often led to injuries.
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