Héctor Torres
| Héctor Torres | |||
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| Shortstop | |||
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Born: September 16, 1945 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 10, 1968, for the Houston Astros | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 2, 1977, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .216 | ||
| Home runs | 18 | ||
| Runs batted in | 115 | ||
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Héctor Epitacio Torres Marroquin (born September 16, 1945 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop. Nicknamed "La Malita" in his native Mexico, he played all or part of nine seasons in the majors, between 1968 and 1977, for the Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos, San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays. He is now the hitting coach of the Bowling Green Hot Rods. Played in the 1958 Little League World Series winning the World Championship with a 10 to 1 victory over Kankekee Illinois. Played with Former MLB player Carlos Trevino
Torres was originally signed as an amateur free agent by the San Francisco Giants on March 25, 1962. On April 6, 1966, Torres was traded by the Giants to the California Angels for Dave Marshall. On November 27, 1967, the Angels sent Torres to the Houston Astros to complete an earlier deal in which Houston sent Jim Weaver to California for future considerations.
Torres made his Major League Baseball debut on April 10, 1968 as the Houston Astros opening day shortstop, going 0 for 3 against the Pittsburgh Pirates. On April 11, Torres recorded his first career hit, an RBI single off of Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Larry Jackson. Torres hit his first career home run on August 13 against Jeff James of the Philadelphia Phillies. Overall, Torres appeared in 128 games, batting .223 with 1 HR and 24 RBI.
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