Ivan Calderon
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Ivan Calderon Perez
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 220 lb.
- Debut August 10, 1984
- Final Game October 3, 1993
- Born March 19, 1962 in Fajardo, P.R.
- Died December 27, 2003 in Loiza, P.R.
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[edit] Biographical Information
Ivan Calderon had a ten-year career in the major leagues playing for four teams. He had 104 home runs and a .272 batting average. His batting average of .300 while playing for the Montreal Expos in 1991 was 10th in the league. He was third in the league in doubles in 1987 and 1990, fourth in the league in triples in 1989, and he was seventh in the league in stolen bases with 32 in 1990. He led the Chicago White Sox in home runs in 1987 with 28 and in 1989 with 14. He also stole over 30 bases twice, in 1990 and 1991. He was an All-Star for the Expos in 1991; he started the game in left field in place of the injured Darryl Strawberry. He had been acquired by Montreal in the trade that sent Tim Raines to the White Sox but was slowed by injuries after his fine 1991 season and played his last game in 1993.
Calderon was shot repeatedly and killed in Puerto Rico in 2003.
The most similar player to Calderon, based on the similarity scores method, is Jeffrey Hammonds, although Calderon was a more dominant player in his era than Hammonds was in his.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- NL All-Star (1991)
- 20-Home Run Seasons: 1 (1987)
[edit] Further Reading
- Danny Gallagher: "Calderon died too young", in Remembering the Montreal Expos, Scoop Press, Toronto, ON, 2005, pp. 246-248.
