José Ortiz (outfielder)

José Ortiz
José Ortiz
	Outfielder
	Born: June 25, 1947; Ponce, Puerto Rico
	Died: January 20, 2011 (aged 63); Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 4, 1969, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
	June 16, 1971, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Batting average	.301
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	6
Teams
	Chicago White Sox (1969–1970); Chicago Cubs (1971);

José Luis Ortiz Irizarry (June 25, 1947 – January 20, 2011) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player, an outfielder who played in the Major Leagues between 1969 and 1971 for the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox. Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Ortiz threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall and weighed 155 pounds (70 kg).

He was traded along with Ossie Blanco by the White Sox to the Chicago Cubs for Dave Lemonds, Roe Skidmore and Pat Jacquez on November 30, 1970.^[1]

Ortiz appeared in 67 Major League games played over parts of those three seasons, including 36 for the 1971 Cubs. He collected 37 hits, including nine doubles and one triple. He had a .301 career average in 123 at bats. Defensively, Ortiz also accepted 72 total chances (67 putouts, 5 assists) as an outfielder without an error for a 1.000 fielding percentage. He played eleven seasons and 1,159 games in minor league baseball, retiring after the 1976 season.

Ortiz was manager for the Tucson Mexican All-Stars of the Arizona League from 1999 to 2000.

References

^ "Center Fielders Are Exchanged," The New York Times, Tuesday, December 1, 1970. Retrieved March 10, 2020

External links

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

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[1] "Center Fielders Are Exchanged," The New York Times, Tuesday, December 1, 1970. Retrieved March 10, 2020

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