Jesús de la Rosa
Dominican baseball player (born 1953)
Baseball player
| Jesús de la Rosa | |
|---|---|
| Pinch hitter | |
| Born: (1953-08-05) August 5, 1953 (age 71) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 2, 1975, for the Houston Astros | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 6, 1975, for the Houston Astros | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games played | 3 |
| At bats | 3 |
| Hits | 1 |
| Teams | |
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Jesús de la Rosa (born August 5, 1953) is a former professional baseball player whose career extended from 1969 through 1980. He appeared as a pinch hitter in three games in August 1975 in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros, collecting one hit in three at bats, a double off Pete Falcone of the San Francisco Giants in the ninth inning of a 5–4 defeat at Candlestick Park on August 3. He advanced to third, then scored his only MLB run on a sacrifice fly by Enos Cabell.[1]
De la Rosa stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 153 pounds (69 kg); he threw and batted right-handed. In minor league baseball, de la Rosa was an outfielder, first baseman and third baseman. He appeared in 793 games, mostly in the Astro farm system.[2]
He is the stepfather of former MLB outfielder Danny Bautista.[3]
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External links
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