| Nap Reyes | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Third baseman/First baseman | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born:(1919-11-24)November 24, 1919 Santiago de Cuba,Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||
| Died: September 15, 1995(1995-09-15) (aged 75) Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | ||||||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | ||||||||||||||||||
| May 19, 1943, for the New York Giants | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last MLB appearance | ||||||||||||||||||
| April 27, 1950, for the New York Giants | ||||||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .284 | |||||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 110 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Member of the Caribbean | ||||||||||||||||||
 Baseball Hall of Fame | ||||||||||||||||||
| Induction | 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
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Napoleón Aguilera Reyes (November 24, 1919 – September 15, 1995) was a CubanMajor League Baseballthird baseman–first baseman who played for theNew York Giants from 1943 to 1945, and again in 1950. A native ofSantiago de Cuba,Cuba, he stood 6'1" and weighed 205 lbs.
Reyes made his major league debut on May 19, 1943 against theCincinnati Reds at thePolo Grounds. He got into 40 games as arookie, and then played regularly in 1944 and 1945. After World War II was over, however, he got into only one more big league game. Five years later, on April 27, 1950 he played part of a game at first base and went 0-for-1.
In 1945, Reyes tied for theNational League lead in thehit by pitch with eight. The two other players who were hit eight times were his teammate/manager and futureHall of FamerMel Ott, andChicago CubsAll-Starcenter fielderAndy Pafko.
Career totals include 279games played, 264hits, 13home runs, 110runs batted in, 90runs scored, and a lifetimebatting average of .284. Defensively, he fielded both of his positions very well. (.960 at third base and .991 at first base)
Reyes died at the age of 75 inMiami, Florida.
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