Virgil Jr. threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and 180 pounds (82 kg). He was selected by the Phillies in the sixth round of the 1976 Major League Baseball Draft, and from 1984–1988 he was a regular catcher in the National League, being elected to the loop's All-Star team twice, in 1985 and in 1987.
In 1987, Virgil hit a career high 27 home runs with the Braves. In that year's MLB All-Star Game, he was the first player to get a leadoff hit -- in the 13th inning of a scoreless game -- and scored the game's winning run.
All told, he played in 739 major league games and collected 549 hits, with 98 career home runs.
Years after his playing career was over, Virgil Jr. became a manager, being named manager of the Arizona's Surprise Fightin' Falcons (Arizona) of the independent Golden Baseball League in 2005.
Ozzie Jr. attended Moon Valley High School in Phoenix, Arizona. He set many state records and even forced a taller fence to be erected on the Moon Valley field due to his tendency to use nearby houses as target practice.
ozzie, virgil, osvaldo, josé, virgil, born, december, 1956, former, major, league, baseball, catcher, played, with, philadelphia, phillies, atlanta, braves, toronto, blue, jays, from, 1980, 1990, father, ozzie, major, league, third, baseman, utilityman, longti. Osvaldo Jose Virgil Jr born December 7 1956 is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played with the Philadelphia Phillies Atlanta Braves and Toronto Blue Jays from 1980 to 1990 His father Ozzie Sr was a Major League third baseman and utilityman and longtime coach Ozzie Virgil Jr CatcherBorn 1956 12 07 December 7 1956 age 66 Mayaguez Puerto RicoBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutOctober 5 1980 for the Philadelphia PhilliesLast MLB appearanceApril 24 1990 for the Toronto Blue JaysMLB statisticsBatting average 243Home runs98Runs batted in307TeamsPhiladelphia Phillies 1980 1985 Atlanta Braves 1986 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 1989 1990 Career highlights and awards2 All Star 1985 1987 Virgil Jr threw and batted right handed and was listed as 6 feet 1 inch 1 85 m tall and 180 pounds 82 kg He was selected by the Phillies in the sixth round of the 1976 Major League Baseball Draft and from 1984 1988 he was a regular catcher in the National League being elected to the loop s All Star team twice in 1985 and in 1987 In 1987 Virgil hit a career high 27 home runs with the Braves In that year s MLB All Star Game he was the first player to get a leadoff hit in the 13th inning of a scoreless game and scored the game s winning run All told he played in 739 major league games and collected 549 hits with 98 career home runs Years after his playing career was over Virgil Jr became a manager being named manager of the Arizona s Surprise Fightin Falcons Arizona of the independent Golden Baseball League in 2005 Ozzie Jr attended Moon Valley High School in Phoenix Arizona He set many state records and even forced a taller fence to be erected on the Moon Valley field due to his tendency to use nearby houses as target practice In 1978 Virgil was named the Carolina League MVP See also EditList of second generation Major League Baseball playersExternal links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet This biographical article relating to a Puerto Rican baseball catcher is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ozzie Virgil Jr amp oldid 1114217052, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
