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Gustavo Adolfo Polidor González ( October 26, 1961 - April 28, 1995), best know as Gus Polidor, was a shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the California Angels (1985-88), Milwaukee Brewers (1989-90) and Florida Marlins (1993). He was born in Caracas, Venezuela.Nominally a "good field-no hit" shortstop, Polidor nevertheless could make good numbers with his bat. His best year was 1987 with the Angels, when he hit for a .263 batting average, with 2 homers and 15 RBI in 137 at bats. After dropping off to .148 in 1988 he was traded to the Brewers. Polidor played in a career-high 79 games in 1989 and was later a member of the Marlins in their 1993 inaugural season.
In his major league career, Polidor batted .207, with 2 home runs, 35 runs batted in, 33 runs scored, 15 doublesBaseball statistics In baseball, a double is the act of a batter safely reaching second base by striking the ball and getting to second before being made out, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fiel and 3 stolen baseBaseball statistics Rickey Henderson, swipes third in 1985 In baseball statistics, stolen bases (denoted by SB is a count of the number of bases successfully stolen by a player. In the 19th century, stolen bases were credited when a baserunner reached ans.
After a brief comeback attempt with the Montreal Expos in spring training of 1995, Polidor was murderedSee also List of assassinated persons Oystein Aarseth, ( 1993), musician Joy Adamson, ( 1980), naturalist King Aed I of Scotland, ( 878) Doris Angleton, ( 1997), Houston, Texas socialite Archimedes, ( 212 BC), scientist Thomas Becket, ( 1170), archbishop in Caracas by two men who were trying to steal his car. He was 33 years old.
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- List of Venezuelan players in MLBBetween 1939 and 2004, 171 baseball players from Venezuela had played in Major League Baseball. This list include number of arriving, name of player, position, starting team, and date of debut. Abbreviations P: Pitcher C: Catcher 1B: First baseman 2B: Sec
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