Chucho Ramos
| Chucho Ramos | |
|---|---|
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: April 12, 1918 Maturín, Venezuela | |
| Died: September 2, 1977 (aged 59) Caracas, Venezuela | |
Batted: Right Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 7, 1944, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 30, 1944, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .500 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| RBI | 0 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Member of the Venezuelan | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 2009 |
Jesús Manuel Ramos García (April 12, 1918 – September 2, 1977) was a Venezuelan outfielder/first baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly during the 1944 season. Listed at 5' 10.5", 167 lb., Ramos batted right-handed and threw left-handed. Born in Maturín, Venezuela, he played under the name Chucho Ramos, spending much of his career with the Navegantes del Magallanes. Ramos was also a member of the Venezuela national baseball team that won the 1941 Amateur World Series.
Career
[edit]Ramos played with the Vargas, Venezuela, and Magallanes clubs of the Venezuelan amateur league, debuting in 1937. He played on the Venezuela national baseball team at the 1941 Amateur World Series in Havana, where they upset the heavily-favored Cuba to take home the champuonship.
Ramos became the second Venezuelan player to appear in a major league game, behind fellow countryman Alex Carrasquel, when he debuted on May 7, 1944 in the National League with the Cincinnati Reds. He went 3-for-4 off Max Lanier of the St. Louis Cardinals. Ramos also was the third player to go straight into the major leagues with no minor league experience, following Carrasquel (1939) and Ted Lyons (1923).[citation needed]
Ramos was heralded as an outstanding defensive player, but back problems shortened his career. In his brief stint with Cincinnati, Ramos went 5-for-10 for a .500 batting average in four games, including a double and one run.
Resuming his career in Venezuela, Ramos returned to Magallanes, which was now art of the newly formed Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. In 12 seasons (1946–1955), he hit .271 with 12 home runs and 162 RBI.[1]
Ramos died of respiratory failure in Caracas, Venezuela, at age of 59.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "JESUS "Chucho" RAMOS". Museodebeisbol.com. Venezuelan Professional Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
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External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Baseball Almanac
- Liga Chucho Ramos (in Spanish)
- 1918 births
- 1977 deaths
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Deaths from respiratory failure
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
- Navegantes del Magallanes players
- Sabios de Vargas players
- Patriotas de Venezuela players
- Sportspeople from Maturín
- Syracuse Chiefs players
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States
- 20th-century Venezuelan sportsmen