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César Gutiérrez

César Dario Gutiérrez [goo-te-ER-rez] (January 26, 1943 - January 22, 2005), also nicknamed "Cocoa", was a shortstop in Major League Baseball who played with the San Francisco Giants (1967, 1969) and Detroit Tigers (1969-71). He was born in Coro, Falcón State, Venezuela. Personal archives File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Personal archives File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The position of the shortstop A shortstop moves to his left, toward the center of the field, to play a ground ball Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in North America. ... San Francisco Giants AAA Fresno Grizzlies AA Norwich Navigators A San Jose Giants Augusta GreenJackets Salem-Keizer Volcanoes R Arizona Giants Edit this box The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California. ... Detroit Tigers American League AAA Toledo Mud Hens AA Erie SeaWolves A Lakeland Tigers West Michigan Whitecaps Oneonta Tigers R GCL Tigers The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan. ... Coro was founded in 1527. ... The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: República Bolivariana de Venezuela)1 is a country in northern South America. ...

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Career

Nominally a "good field-no hit" shortstop, Gutiérrez never represented a danger for any pitcher. He was a career .235 hitter with 26 RBI and no home runs in 223 games. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. ... In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run, with no errors on the play that result in the batter achieving extra bases. ... In baseball statistics, games played (denoted by G) indicates the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity). ...


Gutiérrez's most productive season came in 1970, his only season as a regular, when he posted career-highs in batting average (.243), RBI (22), runs (40), hits (101), doubles (11), triples (6), stolen bases (4) and games played (135). Also in that season, the modest shortstop saved himself from major league anonymity. On June 21st, in the second game of a doubleheader between Detroit and the Cleveland Indians, Gutiérrez hit a perfect 7-for-7 including a triple, to set an American League mark (and tie a major league record) for hits in a game without making an out. The Tigers won 9-8 in twelve innings. Notably, Gutiérrez started the game hitting .218 and had gone hitless in his previous 18 at-bats. See also: 1969 in sports, 1971 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Pete Hamilton won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Bobby Isaac Indianapolis 500 - Al Unser, Sr. ... In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around all three bases and returns safely to home plate. ... In baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H), sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when he safely reaches first base after batting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielders choice. ... 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 fielders misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielders choice. ... In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base by striking the ball and getting to third before being made out, without the benefit of a fielders misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielders choice. ... The all-time stolen base leader, 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. ... The Cleveland Indians are a Major League Baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. ... The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ... In baseball, an out occurs when the defensive team effects any of a number of different events, and the umpire rules a batter or baserunner out. ... In baseball statistics, an at bat (AB) is used to calculate other data such as batting average. ...


In 1971 Gutiérrez played only 40 games as an infield backup, retiring at the end of the season. Later, he served as a coach and scout with several teams. In the baseball game, the coach is a member of the team at bat stationed near first or third base to signal and direct the runners and batters. ... Professional sports scouts are trained talent evaluators who travel extensively for the purposes of watching athletes play their chosen sports and determining whether their set of skills and talents represent what is needed by the scouts organization. ...


Gutiérrez died in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, four days short of his 62nd birthday. The city of Maracaibo, founded in 1571, is the capital of the State of Zulia and is Venezuelas second largest population center. ...


7-for-7 games chronology

  • June 21, 1970: Tigers shortstop César Gutiérrez became the first player to go 7-for-7 in modern era (since 1900).

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Note

  • Robinson and Stennett accomplished their feats during the course of a nine-inning game. Gutiérrez did it in a 12-inning game. Curiously, Stennett didn't complete his record game. Pirates manager Danny Murtaugh sent in a pinch runner for him after Stennett's seventh hit.

In baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager; this individual controls matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership. ... Daniel Edward Murtaugh ( October 8, 1917 - December 2, 1976) was an American second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball best known for his leadership of the Pittsburgh Pirates from the 1950s to the 1970s. ... A pinch runner is a baseball player substituted for the specific purpose of replacing a player on base. ...

See also

Between 1939 and 2004, 171 baseball players from Venezuela had played in Major League Baseball. ...

External links

  • César Gutiérrez at:
    • Baseball Library (bibliography and profile) (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/sabr/tbi/G/Gutierrez_Cesar.tbi.stm)
    • Baseball Reference (analysis and statistics) (http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gutiece01.shtml)
    • 1970 Detroit Tigers (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1970tigers.stm)


 
 

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