Outfielder vic davalillo 35 of the cleveland indians poses. Vic davalillo played in 3 games at left field for the st. A native of venezuela, davalillo was an all star for the cleveland indians in the early 1960s. As garber got to an 02 count on weakhitting vic davalillo, the veterans stadium crowd stood and roared in anticipation of their heroes going up by 2 games to 1 in the series. His backtoback first and second year batting titles were another first in baseball history. May 22, 2019 davalillo, a native of venezuela, followed in the footsteps of his older brother, pompeyo yoyo davalillo, who was a shortstop in the american league for the 1953 senators. Davalillo was a leadoff hitter known for his speedy baserunning and capable defensive abilities. Indians vic davalillo scoots home in the fourth inning last. With palatka of the florida state league class d in 1959, vic struck out 150 batters in 147 innings. Vic davalillo society for american baseball research. He was still a threat on the basepaths even in his final year. The dodgers have played more than 10,000 games as a franchise. Antique miniature psalm book swedish psalmboken dated 1892.
Vic davalillo in baseball digest article september 1965. A single game that featured three teams on the field book. The 1962 mets were one of the worst teams in the history of professional. High fives doesnt just fill the dearth of books on many fans favorite dodger era.
May 22, 2019 a different role in a different league revived the playing career of outfielder vic davalillo. Cleveland indians baseball vintage sports publications for. In 2009, the city of visalia completed a multimilliondollar renovation and expansion of recreation ballpark supported by a 10year lease with the ball club, the longest lease in franchise history. As im sure many of you are aware, today, december 31, is the anniversary of the tragic death of roberto clemente. In 1973 at the age of 39 he still stole bases for the boston red so. Did you know that in the vic davalillo miscellaneous world series items of interest section seen above you can click the stats link under the world series label and a truly comprehensive history of that world series will appear on your screen. Vic davalillo was born on july 31, 1936 in cabimas, venezuela as victor jose davalillo. Yet despite their age, vic davalillo and manny mota were in great condition and the fire of these small arms was often deadly. Rudolph struck out pinch hitter al luplow but vic davalillo singled to bring home romano and it looked like the game was out of reach, 31.
For the experienced and novice collector and for those who just love learning history this beautiful 253page hardcover volume is for you. Riverdale avenue books releases 50 greatest dodgers games. The backs of the 1963 topps baseball cards are equally impressive, showcasing comprehensive career and seasonbyseason statistics. Davalillo was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on april 9, 1963, with the cleveland indians. Dave morehead throws nohitter for red sox the boston globe. All professional baseball statistics for vic davalillo. Purchased by the cleveland indians from the cincinnati reds. Vic davalillo interesting stories about famous people.
Nicknamed yoyo, he appeared in 19 games for the senators in 1953. Vic davalillo trades and transactions by baseball almanac. The 50 greatest dodgers games of all time and millions of other books are. From 1958 through 1961, davalillo remained primarily on the mound.
His offensive production was even more significant since it occurred during the pitcherdominated second deadball era, with only two other american league hitters reaching. Welcome to the most entertaining new baseball book of the year. Indians fans 1994 opening day remains a special one. The fact that the cabimas, venezuela, native is still playing at his age is not as amazing. Davalillo and francona each went 24 in the game, which the indians won, 21. Majestic vic davalillo cleveland indians 1967 cooperstown. Manager danny ozark then turned the game over to reliable closer gene garber, and garber quickly recorded the first two outs.
The vic davalillo world series stats seen below include his world series. Clevelands center fielder had three hits in four atbats with a pair of home runs and four rbis. Vic davalillo in safe by a mile by charlie metro and thomas l. Get the best deals on pittsburgh pirates original autographed baseball mlb balls when you shop the largest online selection at. Retrosimba cardinals history beyond the box score page 17.
Vic known as vitico in spanishspeaking countries came up as a pitcher in his native venezuela and the minors before being converted to the outfield. Indians vic davalillo scoots home in the fourth inning last night at the stadium and slides in safety as catcher jake gibbs has to reach up for mickey mantles high throw. Add this definitive guide to historical documents to your purchase. How cardinals took a chance on vic davalillo retrosimba. But that wont be his role in the future, the dodger manager, toni lasorda. For some cards, usually issued after 1980, we use stock images and you will not receive the exact card pictured.
Davalillos bigleague career had seemingly ended in 1974, but after more than three years in the mexican league, the wiry little outfielder 5feet7 and 150 pounds returned at the age of 41 in 1977. The vic davalillo trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where vic davalillo has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball. Davalillo also had an exceptional career in the venezuelan winter league, where he is the alltime leader in total base hits and career batting average. Louis cardinals 19691970, pittsburgh pirates 19711973, oakland athletics 19731974 and. Oakland, july 31 upithe oakland as, struggling to retain their title in the american league west, picked up three players today for the stretch run, vic davalillo and jesus alou, outfielders. Small beautifully bound miniature psalm book in old swedish and printed in old swedish letter styles, approved by the king in 1819, published in stockholm in 1892. Get this book for free plus shipping when you add one or more documents to your shopping cart. The athletics eventually won the american league west division and faced the baltimore orioles in the 1973 american league championship series. Their 50 greatest games span two coasts and three centuries worth of baseball. Pittsburgh pirates original autographed baseball mlb balls. Vic davalillo world series stats by baseball almanac. Defensive regression analysis data used here was obtained with permission from michael humphreys, author of wizardry. Vic davalillo was born on friday, july 31, 1936, in churuguara, falcon, venezuela. Vic davalillo in baseball digest article december 1963.
Vic davalillo won his first and only gold glove in the outfield in 1964, the third cleveland indians player to capture that hardware behind minnie minoso 1959 and jimmy piersall 1961. Vic davalillo baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and. Buy from multiple sellers, and get all your cards in one shipment. With the game on the line, dodgers manager tommy lasorda pulled catcher steve yeager and sent up vic davalillo as a pinch hitter. An intimate look at cleveland indians baseball during the rockin sixties doug kurkul has written one of the most thoroughly researched and lovingly presented sports stories about one of the most unmemorable eras in any sports teams history. After drury lane, covent garden and the theatre royal, haymarket, the old vic is londons oldest theatre, with a continuous history since 1818. Traded by the cleveland indians to the california angels for jimmie hall. His biographical data, yearbyyear hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats. Fivefoot seveninch vic davalillo is the younger brother of pompeyo yoyo davalillo and uncle of marco antonio davalillo and david davalillo. Yet despite their age, vic davalillo and manny mota were in great. Jan 12, 2016 luis aparicio led the league in stolen bases for the 9 consecutive year in 1964.
He was only the 4th venezuelan born player to make the major leagues. I knew of 16 year ml veteran vic davalillo, but was unaware of his older brother, pompeyo. Speculative fiction from the margins of history by. Davalillo also had an exceptional career in the venezuelan winter league where he is the alltime leader in total base hits and in career batting average. Same jersey vic davalillo wore in 1967 while playing for the indians. Jun 24, 2015 it also features some of the unsung heroes of baseball history, like cookie lavagetto, vic davalillo, sandy amoros, al gionfriddo and joe mcginnity. Jampacked with cool baseball trivia, historymaking records, unforgettable moments, and wacky true tales of your favorite games, players and events. Get the best deals on cleveland indians baseball vintage sports publications when. This is the first book to chronicle fully the history of londons old vic theatre. Jun 22, 2015 it also features some of the unsung heroes of baseball history, like cookie lavagetto, vic davalillo, sandy amoros, al gionfriddo and joe mcginnity.
It also features some of the unsung heroes of baseball history, like cookie lavagetto, vic davalillo, sandy amoros, al gionfriddo and joe mcginnity. Because it wasnt a deciding game, and neither team ended up winning the world series, it gets forgotten. Vic davalillo 1965 topps cleveland indians baseball. Brobdingnagian in lilliput, by jack tobin, sports illustrated, august 28, 1972. Hes got it if it was humanly possible for a ball to be caught, roberto clemente was going to get it. The book high fives, pennant drives, and fernandomania. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the persons given names to the link. But the comeback was stunning, the davalillo plot twist inspiring and it was the final momentum reversal in this nlcs. Davalillo became the eighth venezuelan to play in major league baseball when he joined the indians in 1963 as their leadoff hitter and center fielder.
Year age agedif tm lg lev aff g pa ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so ba obp slg. Davalillo won the first batting title in the jacksonville suns history with a. Davalillo had been a starter in the american league since making his. The statistics used were obtained free of charge from the baseball databank. She is quick to offer a preface about her attendance at one of the greatest indians games, ever. On may 30, 1969, davalillo was traded by the angels to the cardinals for outfielder jim hicks. Vic davalillo trading card values sportlots price guide. Sabr is housed at the walter cronkite school of journalism and mass communication at arizona state university.
Trivia 2 outfielder for the cleveland indians 19631968, california angels 19681969, st. Not only are they informative, but they look great as well, thanks in part to the use of yellowgold ink and the contrasting black font and white background. View vic davalillo baseball card values based on real selling prices. Vic davalillo6305 get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Fivefoot seveninch vic davalillo is the younger brother of pompeyo yoyo. Later in his career, he became a valuable utility player and a recordsetting pinch hitter. What were the fielding stats for baseball player vic. Vic davalillo s threehit performance including a pair of home runs and five rbis raised his leagueleading batting average to.
The rawhide have played their home games at recreation park since their inception in 1946. Dodgers add davalillo to get hitting help the new york times. His allaround ability was also attracting attention, though. This was the final time he would lead the league but he would finish in the top 10 4 of the next 5 years. Davalillo was a leadoff hitter known for his speedy baserunning and capable defensive ability. Tony horton, tris speaker, vic power, tommie agee, rocky colavito, vic davalillo. The library provides residents and visitors with access to archival materials, publications and resources, such as the local history timeline, and living memories, access to library edition on the librarys public access computers, the towns official history book beyond matta gerup. Victor jose davalillo romero davaleeyo born july 30, 1939 is a venezuelan former. Vic davalillo played in 12 games at left field for the st. This day in twins history august 25 posted on august 25, 2014 by jjswol 8251967 dean chance pitches the second nohitter in twins history and defeats the indians 21 in the second game of a doubleheader at cleveland stadium. Yet despite his small stature, he was not a finesse artist in the bobby shantz mold. The reds signed vic as a lefthanded pitcher and he began his professional career in their minorleague system in 1958. The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is ed by retrosheet. A perfect gift for the diehard fan of americas favorite.
Game 3 is one of the truly underrated gems in lcs history. When philadelphia phillies reliever daniel stumpf began his 2016 season by issuing a walk, a grand slam and then another walk before getting pulled in the fourth inning of thursdays loss to the reds, singersongwriterphillies fan chuck brodsky wondered if we should add a new statistical category called noouters that yield an era of infinity. For the first time, their performances are laid sidebyside in this account of the greatest dodgers games ever played. Davalillo had been a starter in the american league since making his majorleague debut with the indians in 1963. Vic davalillo broke into the big leagues in 1963, only the eighth player in history born in venezuela at the time.
Books by victor lavalle author of the ballad of black tom. Book has a velvet cover with an ivory colored cross in the center. On this date in 1971 the pittsburgh pirates traded outfielder matty alou along with pitcher george brunet to the cardinals in exchange for outfielder vic davalillo and pitcher nelson briles. Victor lavalles most popular book is the ballad of black tom.
Vic davalillo, 47 years old, is ready for another game. Davalillo began his professional baseball career as a pitcher when he signed a contract as an amateur free agent with the cincinnati reds in. Between 1963 and 1974, he bounced around from cleveland to the angels to st. Outfielder vic davalillo 35 of the cleveland indians poses for a portrait prior to a game in 1963 against the new york yankees at yankee stadium in new york, new york. His biographical data, yearbyyear hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats where applicable, career totals, uniform numbers. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the persons given name s to the link. First baseman lee thomas, with two down in the ninth, dug his pitchers low throw out of the dirt, and the pitcher dave morehead of the red sox rode into baseball history with a nohit game. Cleveland indians baseball vintage sports publications when you shop the largest. A different role in a different league revived the playing career of outfielder vic davalillo.
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