Art López

Art López
Art López
	Outfielder
	Born: May 8, 1937 (age 87); Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
Professional debut
	MLB: April 12, 1965, for the New York Yankees
	NPB: April 6, 1968, for the Tokyo Orions
Last appearance
	MLB: September 29, 1965, for the New York Yankees
	NPB: October 22, 1973, for the Yakult Atoms
MLB statistics
Batting average	.143
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	0
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	New York Yankees (1965); Tokyo Orions (1968); Lotte Orions (1969–1971); Yakult Atoms (1972–1973);

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]

References

^ Cromwell, Carter (February 7, 2023). "The "Wrong" López: How Arturo López Became NPB's first Puerto Rican Player". JapanBall. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ NPB foreign batting stats, K-L

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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[1] Cromwell, Carter (February 7, 2023). "The "Wrong" López: How Arturo López Became NPB's first Puerto Rican Player". JapanBall. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

[2] NPB foreign batting stats, K-L

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