Celerino Sánchez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.

Celerino Sánchez
Third baseman
Born: (1944-02-03)3 February 1944 El Guayabal, Veracruz, Mexico
Died: 1 May 1992(1992-05-01) (aged 48) León, Guanajuato, Mexico
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 13, 1972, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1973, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Batting average	.242
Home runs	1
RBIs	31
Teams
New York Yankees (1972–1973)
Career highlights and awards
Mexican League Triple Crown, 1966 Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame (2006)
Member of the Mexican Professional
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1994

Celerino Sánchez Pérez (3 February 1944 – 1 May 1992) was a Mexican professional baseball third baseman. He played in MLB for the New York Yankees.

Career

Sánchez starred as a baseball player in the Mexican League from 1964 to 1971, primarily with the Tigres del México, before joining the New York Yankees organization in 1972. After spending a few months with the Yankees' minor league affiliate, the Syracuse Chiefs, Sánchez joined the Yankees in June 1972, and was the Yankees regular third baseman for the rest of the year. In 1973, the Yankees' acquisition of star third baseman Graig Nettles relegated him to a backup role. 1973 was Sánchez' final year in the Major Leagues.

Sanchez hit his only career home run at Yankee Stadium on May 12, 1973 against Mickey Scott of the Baltimore Orioles. He returned to the Mexican Leagues in 1976, where he played for several more years before retiring in 1979.

Sánchez was elected to the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)