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Otto Velez
Given Name: born Otoniel Velez Franceschi
Nickname(s): Swato
Born: 1950
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OF-DH-1B 1973-83 Yankees, Blue Jays , Indians
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| Games | Average | HR | RBI |
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637 | .251 | 78 | 272 | | League CS |
1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | | World Series |
3 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Otto the Swato was a power-hitting outfielder and DH for the expansion Blue Jays.
In April 1977 (the Jays' first month as a franchise), Velez won AL Player of the
Month honors with a .442 batting average and .865 slugging average (figures that
remain monthly team records). On May 4, 1980 against Cleveland, Velez had the Blue
Jays' first three-homer game on the way to tying an AL record with four HR in a doubleheader.
(TF)
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