Enzo Octavio Hernández [er-NAN-dez] (born February 12, 1949) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and right-handed batter who played for the San Diego Padres (1971-77) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1978). February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in North America. ... 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. ... For the minor league franchise in the Pacific Coast League, see: San Diego Padres (PCL). ... The text below is generated by a template, which has been proposed for deletion. ...

Hernández was born in Valle de Guanape, Guarico State, Venezuela. A typical "good field-no hit" shortstop, he was initially signed by the Houston Astros in 1967, and later played in the Baltimore Orioles' minor league system. After being traded, he became the Padres regular shortstop for most of the period from 1971 to 1976, stealing 20 or more bases four times. In his career he batted . 224 with two home runs, 113 runs batted in, 241 runs scored, 522 hits, 66 doubles, 13 triples, and 129 stolen bases in 714 games played. Estado Guárico is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: República Bolivariana de Venezuela)1 is a country in northern South America. ... The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team based in Houston, Texas. ... Baltimore Orioles American League AAA Ottawa Lynx AA Bowie Baysox A Frederick Keys Delmarva Shorebirds Aberdeen IronBirds R Bluefield Orioles Sarasota Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are a Major League Baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. ... Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ... 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, 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 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. ...

See also

• List of Venezuelan players in MLB

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

External link

• Career Statistics at Baseball Reference (http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hernaen01.shtml)