Ramón Avilés

Puerto Rican baseball player (1952–2020)

Baseball player

Ramón Avilés

Second baseman
Born: (1949-01-22)January 22, 1949
Manatí, Puerto Rico
Died: January 27, 2020(2020-01-27) (aged 71)
Manatí, Puerto Rico

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut
July 10, 1977, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 1981, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average| .268
Home runs| 2
Runs batted in| 24
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams

* Boston Red Sox (1977)
* Philadelphia Phillies (1979–1981)

Career highlights and awards

* World Series champion (1980)

Ramón Antonio Avilés Miranda (January 22, 1949 – January 27, 2020) [1] was a Puerto Rican backup infielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1977) and Philadelphia Phillies (1979–1981). He batted and threw right-handed.[2]

In a four-season career, totalling 117 games played, Avilés posted a .268 batting average (51-for-190) with two home runs and 24 runs batted in.

Avilés is the uncle of Mike Avilés, a former major league infielder.

He managed Los Criollos de Caguas and Los Gigantes de Carolina after moving back to Puerto Rico.

Avilés died on January 27, 2020, from complications of diabetes and high blood pressure at his home in Manatí, Puerto Rico.[3]

## See also

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* List of Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico

## References

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1. ^ "Ramón Avilés biography". www.sabr.org. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
2. ^ "Ramon Aviles Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
3. ^ Reyes, Fernando Ribas (January 28, 2020). "Fallece el exgrandesligas Ramón Avilés". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved January 29, 2020.

## External links

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* Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

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Philadelphia Phillies 1980 World Series champions

6 Keith Moreland
8 Bob Boone
9 Manny Trillo (NLCS MVP)
10 Larry Bowa
14 Pete Rose
15 Ramón Avilés
18 John Vukovich
19 Greg Luzinski
20 Mike Schmidt (NL MVP & World Series MVP)
21 Bake McBride
23 Greg Gross
25 Del Unser
27 Lonnie Smith
29 George Vukovich
31 Garry Maddox
32 Steve Carlton (NL CYA)
33 Kevin Saucier
38 Larry Christenson
40 Warren Brusstar
41 Bob Walk
42 Ron Reed
44 Dick Ruthven
45 Tug McGraw
48 Dickie Noles
50 Marty Bystrom

Manager
46 Dallas Green

Coaches
2 Billy DeMars
3 Lee Elia
4 Herm Starrette
5 Mike Ryan
7 Bobby Wine
12 Rubén Amaro Sr.

Regular season
National League Championship Series

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