Rubén Gómez

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Rubén Gómez Colon

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.

• Debut April 17, 1953
• Final Game May 2, 1967
• Born July 13, 1927 in Arroyo, Puerto Rico
• Died July 26, 2004 in Carolina, Puerto Rico

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Ruben Gomez was once chased (literally) from the pitcher's mound into centerfield with a furious Big Joe Adcock of the Milwaukee Braves on his heels. Gomez hit the big slugger - who had homered in his previous at bat - with a pitch and Joe was convinced that Gomez had intentionally thown at him. Fortunately for the fleet-footed and much smaller Gomez, he decided not to wait to exchange pleasantries with the plodding, slow-footed Mr. Adcock - who outweighed Gomez by at least 50 pounds!

Rubén was known in Puerto Rico as El divino loco (the divine fool).

[edit] Notable Achievements

• 15 Wins Seasons: 2 (1954 & 1957)
• 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 4 (1953, 1954, 1957 & 1958)
• Won a World Series with the New York Giants in 1954

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