Celerino Sánchez

Celerino Sánchez
Third Baseman
Born: (1944-02-03)February 3, 1944 El Guayabal, Veracruz, Mexico
Died: León, Guanajuato, Mexico
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
June 13, 1972, for the New York Yankees
Last appearance
September 30, 1973, for the New York Yankees
Career statistics
Batting average	.242
Home runs	1
RBIs	31
Teams
New York Yankees (1972–1973)
Career highlights and awards
Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame induction (2006)
Member of the Mexican
Baseball Hall of Fame
Inducted	1994

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.

Celerino Sánchez Pérez (February 3, 1944 – May 1, 1992) was a Major League baseball third baseman. He was regarded as an excellent infielder.

Sánchez starred as a baseball player in the Mexican League from 1964 to 1971, primarily with the Tigres del México, before joining the New York Yankees organization in 1972. After spending a few months with the Yankees' minor league affiliate, the Syracuse Chiefs, Sánchez joined the Yankees on June, 1972, and was the Yankees regular third baseman for the rest of the year. In 1973, the Yankees' acquisition of star third baseman Graig Nettles relegated him to a backup role. 1973 was Sánchez' final year in the Major Leagues.

He returned to the Mexican Leagues in 1974, where he played for several more years before retiring in 1979.

Sánchez was elected to the Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México in 1994.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)