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| | Alex Carrasquel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29) |
 | | Alex Carrasquel [car-ras-KAEL] (July 24, 1912 - August 19, 1969),born Alejandro Eloy Carrasquel Aparicio, was the first baseball player from Venezuela to play Major League Baseball. |
 | | A right-handed pitcher, Carrasquel had a fine fastball, which complemented with an effective knuckleball anda decent curve. |
 | | In his majors career, Carrasquel had a 50-39 record with 252 strikeouts, a3.73 ERA, 30 complete games, four shutouts, 16 saves, and 861 innings pitched in 258 games (64 as a starter). |
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