This good-fielding utility man's best year was 1987, when he hit .263 in 137 at-bats. After dropping off to .148 in 1988 he was traded to the Brewers for Bill Schroeder. He played in a career-high 79 games in '89, but his batting average never agin rose above the Mendoza line.
Polidor was shot to death in his native Venezuela in April 1995 after a brief comeback attempt with Montreal. (WOR/JGR)
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FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»April 28th, 1995:
In Venezuala, former ML player Gus Polidor is murdered by two men who are trying to steal his car. Palidor had just returned from spring training, where he had been trying to catch on as a replacement player.
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