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| Luis Gómez | |
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| Shortstop | |
| Born: (1951-08-19)August 19, 1951 (age 74) Guadalajara, Jalisco,Mexico | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 28, 1974, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 4, 1981, for the Atlanta Braves | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .210 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 90 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Luis Gómez (born August 19, 1951) is a Mexican former professionalbaseball player who played during the 1970s and 1980s. Born inGuadalajara, Jalisco,Mexico in 1951 and raised in theEcho Park neighborhood ofLos Angeles, he attended and graduated from Nightingale Jr. High, then attended Belmont High School in Los Angeles, California andUCLA.
In 1969 Luis set two records in baseball and football at Belmont High with a .559 batting average and with 2,148 total yards as a quarterback. The 5'9" Gómez played on the UCLA baseball team for three years ('71-'73) at shortstop. There he compiled a batting average of .272, 2 HR, including a grand slam, and 34 RBI. During his senior year, his batting average was .301 in 52 games and 186 at bats.
Luis started hismajor league baseball career with theMinnesota Twins in 1974, playing with them until 1977. Then in 1978 he signed as a free agent with the Toronto Blue Jays where he set a single season team record of 19 sacrifice bunts (which still stands). In 1980 he was traded to theAtlanta Braves, playing his two remaining seasons there and retiring in 1982. Luis set an Atlanta record in 1980 with a .968 fielding percentage at shortstop and strung together 42 consecutive errorless games. He playedshortstop,second base, andthird base in 609 major league games.
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