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Jesús Manuel Marcano "Manny" Trillo (born December 25, 1950), also nicknamed "Indio", is a former Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the Oakland Athletics (1973-74), Chicago Cubs (1975-78, 1986-88), Philadelphia Phillies (1979-82), Cleveland Indians (1983), Montreal Expos (1983), San Francisco Giants (1984-85) and Cincinnati Reds (1989).Trillo was born in Caripito, Venezuela. Originally signed as a catcher by the Phillies in 1968, he started his major league career with Oakland on June 28Some entries on this page have been duplicated on August 1. The correct dates for such events need to be determined. June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 186 days remaining. Events 1243 Innocent IV bec, 1973See also 1972 in sports, other events of 1973, 1974 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Richard Petty wins the Daytona 500 in which singer Marty Robbins made his first appearance as a driver. NASCAR Championship Benn. After being traded with two other players in exchange for Billy WilliamsBilly Leo Williams (born June 15, 1938) is an American former outfielder in Major League Baseball. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. A highly competitive player on talented Chicago Cubs teams that never reached the post-season, he finally real, he was the Cubs' regular second baseman for four seasons before returning to Philadelphia in an 8-player trade. Trillo battedBatting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. Batting average in baseball In baseball, the batting average is defined as the ratio of hits to at bats. The Major a career-high .292 for the 1980See also 1979 in sports, other events of 1980, 1981 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. Auto Racing Stock car racing: NASCAR Championship Dale Earnhardt Buddy Baker won the Daytona 500 CART Racing Johnny Rutherford won the season championship Ind World SeriesIn baseball, the World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in North America, played in October after the end of the regular season between the pennant winner of the American League and the pennant winner of the National League.-winning Phillies, and was named MVPIn American sports, a Most Valuable Player MVP award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests. Initially used in professional sport of the National League Championship SeriesIn Major League Baseball, the National League Championship Series NLCS determines who wins the National League pennant and advances to baseball's championship, the World Series. It began in 1969, when the National League was reorganized into two division, when he hit .381 with four runs batted in against the Houston Astros. Trillo won his third Gold Glove in 1982, when he set a since-broken major league record for consecutive errorless chances at second base (479), falling two games short of Joe Morgan's record 91-game errorless streak.
A four-time All-Star, Manny Trillo batted .263 in his career, with 61 home runs and 571 RBI, 598 runs scored, 1562 hits, 239 doubles, 33 triples, 56 stolen bases, and 452 walks for a .316 on base percentage.
