Félix Torres

Infobox MLB retired
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textcolor1=white
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name=Félix Torres
position=Third baseman
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1932|5|1
debutdate=April 10
debutyear=1962
debutteam=Los Angeles Angels
finaldate=October 3
finalyear=1964
finalteam=Los Angeles Angels
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.254
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=27
stat3label=Hits
stat3value=302
stat4label=Runs batted in
stat4value=153
teams=
*Los Angeles Angels (1962-1964)
highlights=

Félix Sanchez Torres (born May 1, 1932, in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a retired professional baseball player who played 3 seasons for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball after spending time in the Cincinnati Redlegs and Philadelphia Phillies farm systems.cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/torrefe01.shtml|accessdate=2007-08-23|publisher=Sports Reference, Inc.|work=Baseball-reference.com|date=2007-08-17|title=Félix Torres Statistics]

The former Height|ft=5|in=11, convert|165|lb|kg|abbr=on|lk=on third baseman was initially signed by the Cincinnati Redlegs prior to the by|1955 season, and he struggled in their minor league system for six seasons. Prior to the by|1961 season, he was acquired by the Philadelphia Phillies, but was never called up to the Major League level. After the season, on November 27, 1961, he was acquired by the Angels in the 1961 Rule 5 draft.

Torres played three seasons in Major League baseball, making his major league debut with the Los Angeles Angels in by|1962. On April 10, 1962, Torres went 0-for-4 in his major league debut against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois.cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA196204100.shtml|accessdate=2007-08-23|publisher=Sports Reference, Inc.|work=Baseball-reference.com|date=1962-04-10|title= April 10, 1962 Los Angeles Angels at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play] In his third career game, a 5-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, Torres earned his first career hit, a leadoff double off of Twins' pitcher Jim Kaat.cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAA/LAA196204220.shtml|accessdate=2007-08-23|publisher=Sports Reference, Inc.|work=Baseball-reference.com|date=1962-04-22|title= April 22, 1962 Minnesota Twins at Los Angeles Angels Box Score and Play by Play]

In by|1962, his rookie season, the career .254 hitter hit 11 home runs and batted in 74 runs, far more than the 51 he would knock in the next season. In 127 games, he batted .259 and scored a career-high 44 runs. During the by|1963 season, Torres played in a career-high 138 games, but had his least-productive power-hitting season, launching only 4 home runs. Torres did, however, hit .261 on 121 hits, both career-high marks. Torres hit a career-high 12 home runs in by|1964, the third highest total by an Angel that year, behind only teammates Joe Adcock (21) and Jim Fregosi (18).cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAA/1964.shtml|accessdate=2007-08-23|publisher=Sports Reference, Inc.|work=Baseball-reference.com|date= |title= 1964 Los Angeles Angels Statistics and Roster] Although he reached a career high in 1964 in both home runs and slugging percentage, he set career-lows in games played, runs, hits, RBIs, and batting average before eventually settling into retirement following the season.

Although he was mostly known for his playing time for the Angels, before his Major League Baseball career began, he participated in the 1960 Caribbean Series. Torres tied for the tournament lead in home runs, hitting three in the week-long competition. Torres shared the honors with fellow-Puerto Rican Herman Davis and Héctor López of Panama, who spent time in Major League Baseball during his career. [cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/torrefe01.shtml|accessdate=2007-08-23|publisher=Sports Reference, Inc.|work=Baseball-reference.com|date= |title=Félix Torres Statistics]

ee also

*1960 Caribbean Series
*Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim all-time roster

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Persondata
NAME = Torres, Félix
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Torres, Felix; Torres, Félix Sanchez
SHORT DESCRIPTION = 20th century Puerto Rican baseball player
DATE OF BIRTH = May 1, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH = Ponce, Puerto Rico
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =