Angelo Encarnación
Angelo Encarnación | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | April 18, 1969|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 2, 1995, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 27, 1997, for the Anaheim Angels | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .253 |
Home runs | 3 |
Runs batted in | 15 |
Teams | |
Eleutero Benjamin "Angelo" Encarnación (born April 18, 1969) is a former professional baseball player who played three seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Anaheim Angels of Major League Baseball.
Career
[edit]During a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 12, 1995, Encarnacion made an unusual mistake that ultimately cost the Pirates the game.[1] Encarnacion entered the game in the top of the eleventh inning with the score tied at 10–10, as a pinch runner for the Pirates' starting catcher, Mark Parent. The Pirates failed to score, and Encarnacion remained in the game as the catcher. Later that inning, with one out and Roberto Kelly on third base, Encarnacion casually scooped up a bouncing ball with his face mask.[1] This was a violation of MLB's rarely invoked Rule 7.05 (d), which allows runners on base to advance under that circumstance, permitting Kelly to score the game-winning run uncontested.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Mask Mishap Helps Dodgers", The New York Times, August 14, 1995.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1969 births
- Akron Aeros players
- Allentown Ambassadors players
- Anaheim Angels players
- Calgary Outlaws players
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Canada
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Living people
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- Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
- Newark Bears players
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- Sioux Falls Canaries players
- Welland Pirates players
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