Gus Polidor
Gustavo Adolfo Polidor González [poh-lee-dor'] (October 26, 1961 – April 28, 1995) was a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop who played for the California Angels (1985–88), Milwaukee Brewers (1989–90) and Florida Marlins (1993). He was born in Caracas, Venezuela.
| Gus Polidor | |||
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| Infielder | |||
| Born: October 26, 1961 Caracas, Venezuela | |||
| Died: April 28, 1995 (aged 33) Caracas, Venezuela | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 7, 1985, for the California Angels | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 22, 1993, for the Florida Marlins | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .207 | ||
| Home runs | 2 | ||
| Runs batted in | 35 | ||
| Teams | |||
Polidor played infield for the Holyoke Millers of the Eastern League (Holyoke, MA) in 1981 and 1982. In 1981 he hit for a batting average of .248.
His best year was 1987 with the Angels, when he hit for a .263 batting average, with 2 homers and 15 RBI in 137 at bats. After dropping off to .148 in 1988 he was traded to the Brewers. Polidor played in a career-high 79 games in 1989 and was later a member of the Marlins in their 1993 inaugural season.
In his major league career, Polidor batted .207, with 2 home runs, 35 runs batted in, 33 runs scored, 15 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
Polidor made a brief comeback attempt as a replacement player with the Montreal Expos in spring training of 1995. Less than a month later, he was murdered in Caracas as he tried to protect his son from two men who were trying to steal his car.[1] He was 33 years old.
References
- "Former Marlin killed". Gainesville Sun. April 29, 1995. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)
- History of Venezuelan MLB Players page at the Wayback Machine (archived October 29, 2004)
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