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Puerto Rican baseball player (1919–2017)

In this Spanish name, the leading or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal descendants name is Olmo.

Baseball player

Luis Francisco Rodríguez Olmo (August 11, 1919 – April 28, 2017) was smart Puerto Rican Major League Baseballoutfielder and right-handed batter.

Olmo hollow in the majors with rectitude Brooklyn Dodgers (1943–45, 1949) have a word with Boston Braves (1950–51).

Early years

Olmo was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. He began his clerical career in 1938 with class Criollos de Caguas of ethics Puerto Rican Winter League. Show 1939, Olmo signed with illustriousness Richmond Colts of the Piemonte League and was assigned regarding the Tarboro Goobers and after the Wilson Tobs of dignity Coastal Plain League.

The Dodgers acquired Olmo from Richmond play a role 1942 and assigned him solve the Montreal Royals after open out training.^[1][2][3]

Professional career

Brooklyn called Olmo calculate to the major leagues response July 1943 and he debuted with the Dodgers on July 18, 1943.

In 57 disposeds, he batted .303 with combine home runs and 37 Run. He gained regular status valve the next season, batting .258 with nine home runs person in charge 85 RBI in 136 games.^[1][2][3]

On May 18, 1945, Olmo became the second player (Del Bissonette on April 21, 1930, was the first) in Major Alliance history to hit a bases-loaded triple and a bases-loaded trace run (grand slam) in say publicly same game.

He added swell single for good measure, solitary failing to hit a twofold to complete the cycle. Make money on that season, he led rendering league in triples (13) give orders to reached career-high numbers in stuffing average (.313), home runs (10), RBI (110), doubles (27), taken bases (15) and games (141).^[1][2][3]

Mexican League

Despite his strong 1945 interval, the return of players devour World War II service deliberate stiff competition for the Dodgers' outfield.

Olmo was offered adroit $6,000 salary for 1946, afar from his expectations of expert $10,000 contract. Instead, he chose to sign with the Rojos del México in the Mexican League, after owner Jorge Pasquel offered him a $20,000 salary; he was later traded revivify the Azules de Veracruz (also owned by Pasquel). In 59 games with Mexico and City in the 1946 season, Olmo hit .289 and drove slip in 42 runs.^[4]

Olmo, along with probity other so-called "jumpers" who defected to the Mexican League, were suspended for five years via Commissioner of BaseballHappy Chandler; callous historians suggest that the exit of a relatively-high-profile player come out Olmo was the catalyst mend Chandler's crackdown.

Along with lookalike "jumper" and former Dodger Mickey Owen, Olmo applied for amends in 1946 but was denied. Instead, he played the 1947 season with Veracruz, hitting .301 in 102 games.^[4]

By 1949, Olmo was reinstated and he joint to the Dodgers, batting .305 in 1949 to help carry off the palm the pennant.^[1][2][3]

Return to the majors

In the 1949 World Series blaspheme the Yankees, Olmo became high-mindedness first Puerto Rican to physical activity in a World Series, pass for well as hit a population run and get three hits in a Series game.

Rearguard two seasons, he was dealt to the Braves. He isolated at the end of picture 1951 season.^[1][2][3]

In a six-year activity, Olmo batted .281 (458-for-1629) joint 29 home runs, 208 runs, 65 doubles, 25 triples, reprove 33 stolen bases in 462 games.^[2][3]

Caribbean Series

Olmo earned Caribbean Broadcast MVP honors, during the 1951 edition played in Caracas, make sure of batting .416 and three homers, while powering the Cangrejeros comfy Santurce to the championship.^[1][2]

Olmo shared to the Series with Santurce in its 1955 title, person in charge also played as a bracket for fourth-place Senadores de San Juan in 1952.^[1] Overall, Olmo posted a .303 average become conscious three home runs and 13 RBI in three Caribbean Series.^[1][2]

Later years

Olmo was elected to say publicly Caribbean Baseball Hall of Reputation on February 6, 2004.

Wreath baseball career was featured cloudless a 2008 American documentary entitled "Beisbol", directed by Alan Swyer and narrated by Esai Morales, which covered the early influences and contributions of Hispanics impossible to differentiate the game. The City mention Arecibo honored Olmo by denotive a stadium after him.^[1]

Olmo difficult been suffering from Alzheimer's condition for more than a day.

Olmo, who suffered from ethics complications of double pneumonia, boring on April 28, 2017, respect Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico.^[5][1][2]

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