Luis Aparicio Baseball Cards

About Luis Aparicio, Hall of Famer

Luis Aparicio was a Venezuelan shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1973, primarily for the Chicago White Sox. Nicknamed "Little Louie," he made an immediate impact by winning the 1956 Rookie of the Year Award as the first Latin American player to receive the honor. During his ten seasons with Chicago, Aparicio formed one of baseball's greatest double play combinations with second baseman Nellie Fox and helped lead the "Go-Go" White Sox to their first pennant in 40 years in 1959, when he stole 56 bases—more than twice any other player that season. A 13-time All-Star, he later played for the Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox, winning nine Gold Glove Awards and finishing his career with 506 stolen bases. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1984, becoming the first Venezuelan player to receive that honor.

Did you know? In 1959, when Aparicio stole 50 bases in his first 61 attempts, the baseball world coined the term "Aparicio double" to describe a walk followed by a stolen base.

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