Ron Plaza
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Born: August 24, 1934 Clifton, New Jersey, United States |
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Died: April 15, 2012 (aged 77) Largo, Florida, United States |
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| MLB statistics | |||
| Seasons | 11 | ||
| Batting average | .251 | ||
| Home runs | 65 | ||
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As manager (minors)
As MLB coach |
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As manager (minors)
As MLB coach
Ronald Charles Plaza (August 24, 1934 – April 15, 2012) was American professional baseball player, coach and manager. Though he never made it to Major League Baseball as a player, he was a coach at the MLB level for the Seattle Pilots, Cincinnati Reds and Oakland Athletics. Later in life, he resided in St. Petersburg, Florida, and worked with Oakland as scout and coach for their minor league operations.
Born in Clifton, New Jersey, Plaza joined the Johnson City Cardinals in 1951 at just sixteen years old, and batted .302 with four home runs and 34 runs batted in. In 1953, with the Hamilton Cardinals, he led the Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League with 37 doubles, was third in the league with 106 RBIs and was fourth in the league in walks. He also committed a league-leading 37 errors at third base.
Plaza shifted to second base with the Rochester Red Wings in 1956, and batted .297 his first season in triple A. His batting average slipped to .221 his second season with Rochester, however, he hit a career-high fourteen home runs.
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