Pedro González (baseball)

Pedro González
Pedro González
	Second baseman
	Born: December 12, 1937; San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 11, 1963, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
	September 27, 1967, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
Batting average	.244
Home runs	8
Runs batted in	70
Teams
	New York Yankees (1963–1965); Cleveland Indians (1965–1967);

Pedro González Olivares (born December 12, 1937 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman. González was one of the first 15 Dominicans to play Major League Baseball.[1]

In 407 career games with the New York Yankees (1963–65) and Cleveland Indians (1965-67), he had 264 hits with a batting average of .244 with 8 home runs and 70 RBI. He finished his career with an overall .980 fielding percentage.

The Indians acquired González on May 10, 1965 in exchange for first baseman Ray Barker.[2]

References

"Major League Baseball Players Born in Dominican Republic". baseball-almanac.com.
"Pedro González". baseball-reference.com.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

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[1] "Major League Baseball Players Born in Dominican Republic". baseball-almanac.com.

[2] "Pedro González". baseball-reference.com.