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The 5'9" Venezuelan batted .265 as a reserve second baseman with the NL Champion Reds of 1961. In Game Two of that World Series, Chacon hit a key bloop single off the Yankees' Ralph Terry, and scored the winning run in the Reds' only victory. In 1962 Chacon was the shortstop for the original Mets. (TJ)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » August 9, 1961: Cincinnati wins its 16th straight game against Philadelphia as Joey Jay blanks the Phils 5–0. It is the 13th loss in a row for the Quakers, their longest string of defeats since 1936: they've won just one in 19 games. Elio Chacon hits his first ML homer, off Don Ferrarese. » October 10, 1961: An expansion draft to stock the new National League clubs takes place in Cincinnati. Selecting 1st, Houston takes Giants SS Eddie Bressoud; the Mets take 31-year-old Giant C Hobie Landrith. Second choices are Bob Aspromonte (45s) and Elio Chacon. Other Houston selections include Bobby Shantz, Ken Johnson, Dick Farrell, and Bob Lillis. New York takes Roger Craig, Gil Hodges, Don Zimmer, Gus Bell, Jay Hook, among others. Also, Cards C Chris Cannizzaro, out much of this year due to an appendectomy.