Luis Aparicio

"Little Louie"

Chicago · #11 · SS
$35,000 (1 yr)
HT/WT5'8", 160 lbs
BIRTHDATE4/29/1934 (36)
BAT/THRR/R
BIRTHPLACEMaracaibo, Zulia
STATUS ● Active

1970 Season Stats

AVG

.290

61st

HR

2

RBI

24

OPS

.702

News

sMLB

American League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the American League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. Jun. 14th , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Reggie Smith with 417,430 votes.

CATCHER
1. Duke Sims, Cleveland Guardians: 311,362
2. Thurman Munson, New York Yankees: 270,850
3. Bill Freehan, Detroit Tigers: 269,262

FIRST BASE
1. Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox: 385,911
2. Boog Powell, Baltimore Orioles: 346,606
3. Mike Epstein, Washington Senators: 296,726

SECOND BASE
1. Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins: 337,312
2. Bernie Allen, Washington Senators: 232,682
3. Davey Johnson, Baltimore Orioles: 223,844

THIRD BASE
1. Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota Twins: 397,864
2. Sal Bando, Oakland Athletics: 312,862
3. Tommy Harper, Milwaukee Brewers: 241,605

SHORTSTOP
1. Rico Petrocelli, Boston Red Sox: 387,522
2. Jim Fregosi, California Angels: 332,129
3. Luis Aparicio, Chicago White Sox: 295,070

LEFT FIELD
1. Frank Howard, Washington Senators: 376,066
2. Roy White, New York Yankees: 356,883
3. Willie Horton, Detroit Tigers: 281,924

CENTER FIELD
1. Reggie Smith, Boston Red Sox: 417,430
2. Paul Blair, Baltimore Orioles: 337,797
3. Rick Monday, Oakland Athletics: 304,710

RIGHT FIELD
1. Tony Oliva, Minnesota Twins: 391,823
2. Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles: 364,545
3. Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers: 277,140

STARTING PITCHER
1. Sam McDowell, Cleveland Guardians: 314,852
2. Jim Palmer, Baltimore Orioles: 260,472
3. Andy Messersmith, California Angels: 241,534
4. Rudy May, California Angels: 236,730
5. Mike Cuellar, Baltimore Orioles: 231,253

RELIEVER
1. Lindy McDaniel, New York Yankees: 212,212
2. Pete Richert, Baltimore Orioles: 176,569
3. Wilbur Wood, Chicago White Sox: 156,352
4. Darold Knowles, Washington Senators: 142,597
5. Ken Sanders, Milwaukee Brewers: 139,549



His career numbers show Smith has batted .279 and collected 534 hits, 63 home runs and 262 RBIs.

BNN · Jun 14, 1970
sMLB

American League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the American League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. Jun. 7th , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Reggie Smith with 259,928 votes.

CATCHER
1. Duke Sims, Cleveland Guardians: 188,382
2. Bill Freehan, Detroit Tigers: 164,568
3. Thurman Munson, New York Yankees: 161,514

FIRST BASE
1. Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox: 232,160
2. Boog Powell, Baltimore Orioles: 209,473
3. Mike Epstein, Washington Senators: 180,219

SECOND BASE
1. Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins: 207,574
2. Bernie Allen, Washington Senators: 142,104
3. Davey Johnson, Baltimore Orioles: 133,509

THIRD BASE
1. Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota Twins: 250,238
2. Sal Bando, Oakland Athletics: 192,458
3. Tommy Harper, Milwaukee Brewers: 144,053

SHORTSTOP
1. Rico Petrocelli, Boston Red Sox: 239,112
2. Jim Fregosi, California Angels: 198,068
3. Luis Aparicio, Chicago White Sox: 187,399

LEFT FIELD
1. Frank Howard, Washington Senators: 232,252
2. Roy White, New York Yankees: 215,183
3. Willie Horton, Detroit Tigers: 176,155

CENTER FIELD
1. Reggie Smith, Boston Red Sox: 259,928
2. Paul Blair, Baltimore Orioles: 208,240
3. Rick Monday, Oakland Athletics: 186,113

RIGHT FIELD
1. Tony Oliva, Minnesota Twins: 241,412
2. Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles: 220,960
3. Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers: 166,455

STARTING PITCHER
1. Sam McDowell, Cleveland Guardians: 198,013
2. Jim Palmer, Baltimore Orioles: 168,190
3. Andy Messersmith, California Angels: 151,696
4. Rudy May, California Angels: 149,887
5. Mike Cuellar, Baltimore Orioles: 143,470

RELIEVER
1. Lindy McDaniel, New York Yankees: 135,137
2. Pete Richert, Baltimore Orioles: 103,920
3. Wilbur Wood, Chicago White Sox: 92,553
4. Darold Knowles, Washington Senators: 91,730
5. Ken Sanders, Milwaukee Brewers: 87,720



A check of his lifetime stats shows Smith has played in 515 games with a .280 batting average. Among his 530 hits are 62 home runs. He has also scored 274 runs and driven in 259 runs.

BNN · Jun 7, 1970
sMLB

American League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the American League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. May 31st , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Reggie Smith with 116,432 votes.

CATCHER
1. Duke Sims, Cleveland Guardians: 82,548
2. Thurman Munson, New York Yankees: 72,592
3. Bill Freehan, Detroit Tigers: 72,343

FIRST BASE
1. Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox: 98,761
2. Boog Powell, Baltimore Orioles: 93,968
3. Norm Cash, Detroit Tigers: 78,313

SECOND BASE
1. Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins: 95,150
2. Bernie Allen, Washington Senators: 63,928
3. Davey Johnson, Baltimore Orioles: 57,961

THIRD BASE
1. Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota Twins: 110,234
2. Sal Bando, Oakland Athletics: 89,819
3. Tommy Harper, Milwaukee Brewers: 64,760

SHORTSTOP
1. Rico Petrocelli, Boston Red Sox: 106,824
2. Luis Aparicio, Chicago White Sox: 85,453
3. Jim Fregosi, California Angels: 85,348

LEFT FIELD
1. Frank Howard, Washington Senators: 103,553
2. Roy White, New York Yankees: 93,616
3. Willie Horton, Detroit Tigers: 78,851

CENTER FIELD
1. Reggie Smith, Boston Red Sox: 116,432
2. Paul Blair, Baltimore Orioles: 93,771
3. Rick Monday, Oakland Athletics: 80,149

RIGHT FIELD
1. Tony Oliva, Minnesota Twins: 110,628
2. Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles: 96,499
3. Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers: 76,196

STARTING PITCHER
1. Sam McDowell, Cleveland Guardians: 90,688
2. Jim Palmer, Baltimore Orioles: 76,814
3. Andy Messersmith, California Angels: 66,683
4. Rollie Fingers, Oakland Athletics: 61,077
5. Mike Cuellar, Baltimore Orioles: 60,767

RELIEVER
1. Lindy McDaniel, New York Yankees: 58,193
2. Pete Richert, Baltimore Orioles: 45,908
3. Jack Hamilton, Chicago White Sox: 40,840
4. Wilbur Wood, Chicago White Sox: 40,657
5. Darold Knowles, Washington Senators: 39,352



Smith has a career .280 batting average and .347 on-base percentage. He has recorded 525 hits with 102 doubles, 22 triples, 62 homers, 256 RBIs and scored 272 runs since coming into the league.

BNN · May 31, 1970
sMLB

BNN Stats: Active Career Batting Leaders

So, who is the active leader in the Major League Baseball in career caught stealing?

Maury Wills, LAD, 186
Minnie Minoso, -, 130
Lou Brock, STL, 126
Luis Aparicio, CWS, 125
Willie Mays, SF, 97

BNN · Apr 13, 1970