Ramón Avilés

Ramón Antonio Avilés Miranda (January 22, 1952 – January 27, 2020) was a Puerto Rican backup infielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1977) and Philadelphia Phillies (1979–1981). He batted and threw right-handed.[1]

Ramón Avilés
Second baseman
Born: (1952-01-22)January 22, 1952
Manatí, Puerto Rico
Died: January 27, 2020(2020-01-27) (aged 68)
Manatí, Puerto Rico
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 10, 1977, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 1981, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average.268
Home runs2
Runs batted in24
Teams
Career highlights and awards

In a four-season career, Avilés posted a .268 batting average (51-for-190) with two home runs and 24 runs batted in from 117 games played.

Avilés is the uncle of Mike Avilés, a former major league infielder.

He managed Los Criollos de Caguas and Los Gigantes de Carolina after moving back to Puerto Rico.

Avilés died on January 27, 2020, at his home in Manatí, Puerto Rico.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Ramon Aviles Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  2. Reyes, Fernando Ribas (January 28, 2020). "Fallece el exgrandesligas Ramón Avilés". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved January 29, 2020.


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