Ralph Onis
Manuel Dominguez "Ralph" Onis (October 24, 1908 in Tampa, Florida – January 4, 1995), nicknamed "Curly", was a professional baseball player who played catcher in one game for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 27, 1935. Onis singled in his only at-bat for a rare career batting average of 1.000.
| Ralph Onis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Catcher | |||
| Born: October 24, 1908 Tampa, Florida | |||
| Died: January 4, 1995 (aged 86) Tampa, Florida | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 27, 1935, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| April 27, 1935, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | 1.000 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 0 | ||
| Teams | |||
His parents were born in Asturias, Spain, and he is buried in the Centro Asturiano de Tampa.
Onis managed in the Florida State League in 1939 and 1940.
Further reading
- Tellis, Richard (1998). Once Around the Bases: Bittersweet Memories of Only One Game in the Majors. Triumph Books. pp. 21–28. ISBN 1572432772. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
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