Julio Gotay | |
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Shortstop | |
Born: Fajardo, Puerto Rico | April 9, 1939|
Died: July 4, 2008 Ponce, Puerto Rico | (aged 69)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 6, 1960, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 23, 1969, for the Houston Astros | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .260 |
Home runs | 6 |
Runs batted in | 70 |
Teams | |
Julio Enrique Gotay Sánchez (April 9, 1939 – July 4, 2008) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player, a shortstop and second baseman who played all or parts of ten seasons (1960–69) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Angels and Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. Born in Fajardo, he threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg). He was the uncle of infielder Rubén Gotay.