Luis alejandro carrasquel biography

Alejandro Carrasquel was the first native Venezuelan to play in the major leagues.
In 1939 Venezuelan sports history changed when Alejandro Carrasquel became the first Venezuelan to play in Major League Baseball.
Alejandro Eloy Carrasquel Aparicio (Caracas, 24 de julio de 1912-Ibídem, 19 de agosto de 1969), fue el primer beisbolista venezolano en jugar en las Grandes.

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MLB Stats for Alex Carrasquel

Did you know that Alex Carrasquel, on May 31, 1943, was part of a unique baseball oddity which has only occurred seven times in Major League history? He relieved out of the Senators bullpen in both ends of a doubleheader and won Game 1, but lost Game 2 - not that odd. However, Pete Center relieved in both ends of that same doubleheader for the Indians and lost Game 1, but won Game 2. Two relievers, two games, same day, both received both the decisions and both split the wins and losses evenly.

Alex Carrasquel | 2012 Venezuelan Baseball Card (#01)
Baseball Almanac Research Library

When Alex Carrasquel made his Major League debut, on April 23, 1939, he relieved Washington Senators starter Ken Chase with two outs in the fourth inning and a man on first base. The first three batters "Paton" faced were all future Hall of Famers Joe DiMaggio (strikeout), Lou Gehrig (ground out), and Bill Dickey (pop fly).

Alex Carrasquel did not earn the decision, but he did make baseball history, becoming the first Venezuelan-born player in the major leagues

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Alejandro Carrasquel

Alejandro Eloy Carrasquel Aparicio (Caracas, 24 de julio de 1912-Ibídem, 19 de agosto de 1969), fue el primer beisbolista venezolano en jugar en las Grandes Ligas del béisbol.

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Nacido el 24 de julio de 1912 como Alejandro Eloy Carrasquel Aparicio en Caracas. Lanzador derecho, Carrasquel tenía una muy buena bola rápida, la cual complementaba con una efectiva bola de nudillos y una buena curva. Comenzó su carrera en las Grandes Ligas con los Senadores de Washington en la Liga Americana el 23 de abril de 1939.

Aun después del fin de la Segunda Guerra Mundial los mejores jugadores regresaron a sus ligas y equipos, la paz no había regresado a las Grandes Ligas. La nueva Liga Mexicana, dirigida por el millonario Jorge Pasquel, había conseguido un grupo de jugadores de las mayores. El 2 de enero de 1946, los Medias Blancas de Chicago compraron el contrato de Carrasquel de los Senadores. Carrasquel rechaza el trato y se fue a jugar a México, firmando un contrato de tres años.

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Alex Carrasquel

Alejandro Carrasquel was the first native Venezuelan to play in the major leagues. When the 27-year-old trailblazer joined the Washington Senators in 1939 he was already a seasoned veteran, having pitched for years in countries throughout the Caribbean basin. The Senators that spring were housing an international contingent of players never quite seen before in major league baseball. The camp had three Cuban players and a French Canadian–born pitcher named Joe Krakauskas. Senators owner Clark Griffith partially assessed his team, after a walk around camp, by saying, “The way things are now we sound like a row in the League of Nations.”1

Carrasquel had gained the Senators’ notice with his pitching over the previous winter in Cuba, when the right-hander had been named MVP of the Cuban winter league season. Team Cuba’s manager José Rodríguez, former major league player with the New York Giants, alerted Washington to the pitching prospect. The Senators sent scout Joe Cambria to investigate. Cambria, in an often retold account, “trailed him from the Havana park one