Felix Mantilla Lamela
| Félix Mantilla | |||
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| Infielder / Outfielder | |||
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Born: July 29, 1934 Isabela, Puerto Rico |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 21, 1956, for the Milwaukee Braves | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 2, 1966, for the Houston Astros | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .261 | ||
| Home runs | 89 | ||
| Runs batted in | 330 | ||
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Félix Mantilla Lamela (born July 29, 1934 in Isabela, Puerto Rico) is a former Major League Baseball player. In his 11-year career, Mantilla played for the Milwaukee Braves (1956–61), New York Mets (1962), Boston Red Sox (1963–65) and Houston Astros (1966). An infielder and outfielder, he played second base the majority of his career (326 games). He also played shortstop (180 games), third base (143), the outfield (156) and, in the latter part of his career, first base (16). He batted and threw right-handed.
Mantilla and two other black players joined the Jacksonville Braves of the Class-A South Atlantic League in 1953. This was one of the first two integrated baseball teams in the Southern United States. During this time Mantilla was the roommate of Hank Aaron. Mantilla and Aaron were both called up to the major leagues, playing for the Milwaukee Braves. Both were on the team when they won the World Series title in 1957. He was selected by the New York Mets in the expansion draft and became their most regular third baseman in 1962, establishing career highs in batting average, home runs and RBI (.275, 11 and 59 respectively). At the end of the season he was traded to the Red Sox for three players, two of whom were Pumpsie Green and Tracy Stallard.
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