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Torres made two appearances as a knuckleball pitcher in 1940 with the Senators, who, having plenty of knuckleballers, converted the Cuban to infielding. He resurfaced in 1944 as Washington's third baseman, and in 1945 was their shortstop. He wore his pants legs long to hide two of the skinniest legs in the majors. His father, Ricardo, was a Senators catcher for 22 games in 1920-22. (NLM)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » May 8, 1946: At Griffith Stadium, Detroit 2B Eddie Mayo snags a 3rd inning liner off the bat of Gil Torres to start a triple play. The ball was deflected by P Hal Newhouser, but Mayo grabbed it before it hit the ground. It is the 2nd time in a year that Mayo has started a triple play off Torres: in the 2nd inning of a nitecap on July 20, 1945, Mayo grabbed a Torres line drive to start the TP.