Shortly after joining the New York Yankees, Amaro suffered a knee ligament injury in a collision with left fielder Tom Tresh.[1][2] The injury limited Amaro to just 14 games in 1966.
Personal life
Amaro's father, Santos, was Cuban and played as an outfielder in the Mexican League. His mother Josefina Mora was from Mexico.
Amaro served as a member of the board of the Baseball Assistance Team, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to helping former Major League, Minor League, and Negro league players through financial and medical hardships.
Death
Amaro died on March 31, 2017, of natural causes.[3]
^"Amaro Injured, May Be Lost Until July". The Gazette. Montreal. Associated Press (AP). April 18, 1966. p. 38. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
^"Yanks Future Bleak With Amaro Sidelined". The Gazette. Montreal. Associated Press (AP). April 19, 1966. p. 26. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
^Fitzpatrick, Frank (March 31, 2017). "Ruben Amaro Sr. dies at 81". Philly.com. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
External links
Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
Rubén Amaro Sr at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
Rubén Amaro Sr at Baseball Almanac
May 16, 2023
rubén, amaro, rubén, mora, amaro, january, 1936, march, 2017, mexican, professional, baseball, player, played, shortstop, first, baseman, major, league, baseball, from, 1958, through, 1969, shortstopborn, 1936, january, 1936veracruz, veracruz, mexicodied, marc. Ruben Mora Amaro Sr January 6 1936 March 31 2017 was a Mexican professional baseball player He played as a shortstop and first baseman in Major League Baseball from 1958 through 1969 Ruben Amaro Sr ShortstopBorn 1936 01 06 January 6 1936Veracruz Veracruz MexicoDied March 31 2017 2017 03 31 aged 81 Weston Florida U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutJune 29 1958 for the St Louis CardinalsLast MLB appearanceAugust 27 1969 for the California AngelsMLB statisticsBatting average 234Home runs8Runs batted in156TeamsSt Louis Cardinals 1958 Philadelphia Phillies 1960 1965 New York Yankees 1966 1968 California Angels 1969 Career highlights and awardsWorld Series champion 1980 Gold Glove Award 1964 Member of the Mexican ProfessionalBaseball Hall of FameInduction1986 Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Death 4 In popular culture 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksCareer EditHe finished 21st in voting for the 1964 National League Most Valuable Player for playing in 129 games and having 299 at bats 31 runs 79 hits 11 doubles 4 home runs 34 runs batted in 16 walks a 264 batting average a 307 on base percentage and a 341 slugging percentage Shortly after joining the New York Yankees Amaro suffered a knee ligament injury in a collision with left fielder Tom Tresh 1 2 The injury limited Amaro to just 14 games in 1966 Personal life EditAmaro s father Santos was Cuban and played as an outfielder in the Mexican League His mother Josefina Mora was from Mexico His son Ruben Jr was an outfielder in Major League Baseball in the 1990s and served as the General Manager of the Philadelphia Phillies from 2009 to 2015 Amaro s son Luis also played briefly for the Philadelphia Phillies in minor league baseball and is currently the General Manager of the Aguilas del Zulia baseball team in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League He also has a son David Amaro and a daughter Alayna Amaro Amaro served as a member of the board of the Baseball Assistance Team a 501 c 3 non profit organization dedicated to helping former Major League Minor League and Negro league players through financial and medical hardships Death EditAmaro died on March 31 2017 of natural causes 3 In popular culture EditHis son Ruben Amaro Jr portrayed him on two episodes S5E11 and S6E6 of The Goldbergs an ABC series which is set in the 1980s His son attended William Penn Charter School the same school as TV and film producer Adam F Goldberg on whose adolescence the show is based See also Edit Mexico portal Biography portal Baseball portalList of members of the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame List of second generation Major League Baseball playersReferences Edit Amaro Injured May Be Lost Until July The Gazette Montreal Associated Press AP April 18 1966 p 38 Retrieved August 15 2015 Yanks Future Bleak With Amaro Sidelined The Gazette Montreal Associated Press AP April 19 1966 p 26 Retrieved August 15 2015 Fitzpatrick Frank March 31 2017 Ruben Amaro Sr dies at 81 Philly com Retrieved 2017 03 31 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Ruben Amaro Sr at SABR Baseball BioProject Ruben Amaro Sr at Baseball Almanac Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ruben Amaro Sr amp oldid 1151447279, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
