Nicknamed "Pimba", Alvarado broke into the majors in 1968 with the Boston Red Sox. In 1969 he started at Triple-A with the Louisville Colonels, and led the International League in runs (89) and hits (166), garnering Most Valuable Player honors. He returned to the Red Sox at the end of the season.
Alvarado divided much of his career playing time between shortstop and second base. After hitting .224 in 59 games for Boston in 1970, he was traded along with Mike Andrews to the Chicago White Sox for Luis Aparicio on December 1 of that year.[1] His most productive season came in 1972, when he posted career-highs in runs (30), hits (57), doubles (14) and games (103). He played in parts of 1974 to 1977 divided between the Cardinals, Indians, Mets and Tigers and for several teams in the Mexican League from 1979 to 1981. In nine seasons, he posted a .214 batting average with five home runs and 84 runs batted in (RBIs) in 463 games played.
Alvarado died in his hometown of Lajas, Puerto Rico, at the age of 52 from a heart attack on March 20, 2001.
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March 14, 2023
luis, alvarado, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, february, 2010, learn, when,. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Alvarado and the second or maternal family name is Martinez Luis Cesar Alvarado Martinez January 15 1949 March 20 2001 born in Lajas Puerto Rico was an infielder in Major League Baseball MLB From 1968 through 1977 he played for the Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox St Louis Cardinals Cleveland Indians New York Mets and Detroit Tigers Alvarado batted and threw right handed Luis AlvaradoInfielderBorn 1949 01 15 January 15 1949Lajas Puerto RicoDied March 20 2001 2001 03 20 aged 52 Lajas Puerto RicoBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 13 1968 for the Boston Red SoxLast MLB appearanceApril 30 1977 for the Detroit TigersMLB statisticsBatting average 214Home runs5Runs batted in84TeamsBoston Red Sox 1968 1970 Chicago White Sox 1971 1974 St Louis Cardinals 1974 Cleveland Indians 1974 St Louis Cardinals 1976 New York Mets 1977 Detroit Tigers 1977 Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditNicknamed Pimba Alvarado broke into the majors in 1968 with the Boston Red Sox In 1969 he started at Triple A with the Louisville Colonels and led the International League in runs 89 and hits 166 garnering Most Valuable Player honors He returned to the Red Sox at the end of the season Alvarado divided much of his career playing time between shortstop and second base After hitting 224 in 59 games for Boston in 1970 he was traded along with Mike Andrews to the Chicago White Sox for Luis Aparicio on December 1 of that year 1 His most productive season came in 1972 when he posted career highs in runs 30 hits 57 doubles 14 and games 103 He played in parts of 1974 to 1977 divided between the Cardinals Indians Mets and Tigers and for several teams in the Mexican League from 1979 to 1981 In nine seasons he posted a 214 batting average with five home runs and 84 runs batted in RBIs in 463 games played Alvarado died in his hometown of Lajas Puerto Rico at the age of 52 from a heart attack on March 20 2001 See also EditList of Major League Baseball players from Puerto RicoReferences Edit Bob Aspromonte Joins New York The New York Times Wednesday December 2 1970 Retrieved March 5 2020External links Edit Biography portal Baseball portal Puerto Rico portalCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Luis Alvarado amp oldid 1110855092, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
