Art López Explained

Art López
Position:Outfielder
Bats:Left
Throws:Left
Birth Date:8 May 1937
Birth Place:Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 12
Debutteam:New York Yankees
Debut2league:NPB
Debut2date:April 6
Debut2year:1968
Debut2team:Tokyo Orions
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 29
Finalteam:New York Yankees
Final2league:NPB
Final2date:October 22
Final2year:1973
Final2team:Yakult Atoms
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.143
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:0
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:0
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Arturo López Rodríguez (born May 8, 1937) is a former professional baseball player. He played one season in Major League Baseball as an outfielder for the New York Yankees in 1965. He also played in Nippon Professional Baseball from 1968 until 1973, becoming the first Puerto Rican to do so.[1]

During his lone major league season, López played in 38 games in his one-year career. Lopez had seven hits in 49 at-bats, a .143 batting average. His greater success came in Japan's NPB, where he played for six seasons. In those seasons he batted .290 with 116 home runs. He was an All-Star in 1968, and played in the Japan Series in 1970 for the Lotte Orions.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The "Wrong" López: How Arturo López Became NPB's first Puerto Rican Player. JapanBall. Carter. Cromwell. 7 February 2023. 23 June 2023.
  2. http://www.japanbaseballdaily.com/foreignbattingKai-Lyttle.html NPB foreign batting stats, K-L