- Andy Etchebarren
Infobox MLB retired
name=Andy Etchebarren
position=Catcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1943|6|20
city-state|Whittier|California
debutdate=September 26
debutyear=by|1962
debutteam=Baltimore Orioles
finaldate=April 20
finalyear=by|1978
finalteam=Milwaukee Brewers
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.235
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=615
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=309
teams=
*Baltimore Orioles (by|1962, by|1965-by|1975)
*California Angels (by|1975-by|1977)
*Milwaukee Brewers (by|1978)
highlights=
* 2x All-Star selection (1966, 1967)
* 2xWorld Series champion (1966, 1970)Andrew Auguste (Andy) Etchebarren (born
June 20 ,1943 in Whittier,California ) was acatcher for theBaltimore Orioles (1962 and 1965-75), California Angels (1975-77) andMilwaukee Brewers (1978). Etchebarren was signed by theBaltimore Orioles as an amateurfree agent in 1961. He was the last man to ever bat againstSandy Koufax , when he hit into adouble play during the sixth inning of Game 2 of the1966 World Series .He helped the Orioles to win the 1966 and 1970 World Series, 1969 and 1971 AL Pennants and 1973 and 1974 AL Eastern Division.
He was named to the 1966 and 1967 AL All-Star Teams.
He finished 17th in voting for the 1966 AL MVP for playing in 121 games, having 412 at Bats, 49 runs, 91 hits, 14 doubles, 6 triples, 11 home runs, 50 RBI, 38 walks, .221 batting average, .293 on-base percentage, .364 slugging percentage, 150 total bases, 3 sacrifice flies and 12 intentional walks.
In 15 seasons he played in 948 games and had 2,618 at bats, 245 runs, 615 hits, 101 doubles, 17 triples, 49 home runs, 309 RBI, 13 stolen bases, 246 walks, .235 batting average, .306 on-base percentage, .343 slugging percentage, 897 total bases, 20 sacrifice hits, 19 sacrifice flies and 41 intentional walks.
Etchebarren was manager of the
Rochester Red Wings in 2001 and 2002.He served as manager of the
Aberdeen IronBirds for three seasons until his dismissal from that position on October 22, 2007.External links
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