Jose Gonzalez
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- Note: This page links to Jose Gonzalez, the major league outfielder from 1985-1992. For the minor leaguer and Panamanian national team pitcher of the same name, click here.
Jose Rafael Gonzalez Gutierrez
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 2", Weight 196 lb.
- Debut September 2, 1985
- Final Game July 30, 1992
- Born November 23, 1964 in Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata, D.R.
[edit] Biographical Information
Outfielder Jose Gonzalez was signed for the Los Angeles Dodgers by scout Rafael Avila on August 12, 1980. He spent most of his eight-year major league career playing for the Dodgers. Always a back-up, his busiest years in the majors were in 1989 when he had 261 at-bats in 95 games and in 1990 when he had 99 at-bats in 106 games.
He was 20 years old when he broke into the majors in 1985 with the division-winning 1985 Dodgers (he did not appear in post-season play), and was 23 in 1988 when he appeared in the 1988 World Series with the Dodgers. His last season in the majors was at age 27.
- Caught the fly ball in right field whereby Orel Hershiser broke Don Drysdale's record for most consecutive scoreless innings (September 28, 1988).
[edit] Notable Achievement
- Won a World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1988
