Sunday, October 25, 2009

Sixto Lezcano (#71)



In the mail success. He played for 12 seasons as an outfielder in the Major Leagues between 1974 and 1985. He played for 5 different teams in the Majors and won a Gold Glove in 1979. While with the Brewers, he became the only player in Major League Baseball history to hit a grand slam on Opening Day twice, doing so in both 1978 and 1980. His career ended in 1986 with the Pittsburgh Pirates who released him in spring training before the 1986 season, which would end his Major League career. In 1987 he joined Japanese team Taiyō Whales but he wasn't successful in Japan. His career average is .271 and 148 HR's.

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