Sandy Amorós
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Amorós in 1954.
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| Left fielder | |||
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Born: January 30, 1930 Havana, Cuba |
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Died: June 27, 1992 (aged 62) Miami, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 22, 1952, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |||
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| October 2, 1960, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
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| Batting average | .255 | ||
| Home runs | 43 | ||
| Runs batted in | 180 | ||
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Representing  Cuba
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1950 Guatemala City | Team |
Edmundo "Sandy" Amorós Isasi (January 30, 1930 – June 28, 1992) was a Cuban left fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers. Amorós was born in Havana. He both batted and threw left-handed. Dodgers scout Al Campanis signed him in 1951, struck by the small man's speed. Sandy played for the New York Cubans of the Negro Leagues in 1950.
Amorós, nicknamed for his resemblance to boxing champ Sandy Saddler, had a largely unremarkable Major League career. However, his defining moment with the Brooklyn Dodgers was one of the most memorable events in World Series history. It was the sixth inning of the decisive Game 7 of the 1955 World Series. The Dodgers had never won a World Series in their history and were now trying to hold a 2–0 lead against their perennial rivals, the New York Yankees. The left-handed Amorós came into the game that inning as a defensive replacement, as the right-handed throwing Jim Gilliam moved from left field to second base in place of Don Zimmer. The first two batters in the inning reached base and Yogi Berra came to the plate. Berra, notorious for swinging at pitches outside the strike zone, hit an opposite-field shot toward the left field corner that looked to be a sure double, as the Brooklyn outfield had just shifted to the right. Amorós seemingly came out of nowhere, extended his gloved right hand to catch the ball and immediately skidded to a halt to avoid crashing into the fence near Yankee Stadium's 301 distance marker in the left field corner. He then threw to the relay man, shortstop Pee Wee Reese, who in turn threw to first baseman Gil Hodges, doubling Gil McDougald off first; Hank Bauer grounded out to end the inning.
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