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  César Tovar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tovar started the game on the mound against Oakland and pitched one scoreless inning in which he struck out Reggie Jackson; the first batter he faced was Campaneris.
Tovar is regarded as the all-time AL leader in breaking up no-hit attempts with five.
Tovar was responsible for spoiling two other no-hitters during his career: against the Washington's Dick Bosman (August 14, 1970) and the Yankees' Jim "Catfish" Hunter (May 31, 1975).
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 Cesar Tovar - Gurupedia
Tovar was responsible for spoiling two other no-hitters during his career: against the Washington's Dick Bosman (August 14, 1970) and the Yankees'
On May 18, 1969, Tovar combined with Rod Carew to set a major league record for most steals by a club in one inning with five.
In his 12-year career Tovar batted.278, with 46 home runs, 435 runs batted in, 1546 hits, 834 runs, 253 doubles, 55 triples, and 226 stolen bases in 1448 games.
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 Cesar Tovar | BaseballLibrary.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Hustling Cesar Tovar divided his 1967 season with the Twins among the outfield, third base, second, and short, playing in an AL-record 164 games and leading the league with 649 at-bats.
Tovar is the all-time AL leader in breaking up no-hit bids, collecting the only hit in five one-hitters; his victims included Mike Cuellar, Dave McNally, and Catfish Hunter.
Tovar starts the game on the mound and the first batter he faces is Campaneris.
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 Beisbol Latino: CESAR TOVAR-BEISBOL VENEZOLANO Béisbol Latino Deportes
Tovar a pesar de promediar (267), (59) puntos menos que Yaztrenski y (47) impulsadas, (74) menos, participó en los (164) de los Gemelos.
La versatilidad de Cesar Tovar quedó demostrada cuando el 22 de septiembre de 1968, sorprendió a todos jugando las nueve posiciones del diamante incluyendo la de lanzador.
Cesar Leonardo Tovar nació en Caracas, Venezuela el 3 de julio de 1940.
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 Cesar Tovar, Baseball Player, 54 - New York Times
Cesar Tovar, one of only two major leaguers to play all nine positions in a game, died of pancreatic cancer on Thursday.
He died in a hospital in his native Caracas, Venezuela, according to Miguel Flores, a Venezuelan television broadcaster and a Milwaukee Brewers scout.
On Sept. 22, 1968, Tovar played one inning at every position in Minnesota's 2-1 victory over Oakland.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Mike Cuellar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
After 10-years of bouncing from team to team in the majors and the minors, finally he found a permanent job with the powerful Orioles in the 1969 season.
That August 10, Cuellar's string of 35 straight batters retired in row is ended by Cesar Tovar, who also spoils Cuellar's no-hitter bid in a one-hit shutout against the Minnesota Twins.
In baseball and softball, a no-hit game (popularly known as a no-hitter) refers to a contest in which one of the teams has prevented the other from getting an official hit during the entire length of the game, which must be at least 9 innings by the current...
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 Cesar Tovar Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
Cesar Tovar was born on Wednesday, July 3, 1940, in Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela.
Tovar was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 12, 1965, with the Minnesota Twins.
His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Cesar Tovar baseball stats page.
www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=tovarce01   (288 words)

  
 Cesar Tovar 1966 Game by Game Batting Logs
Cesar Tovar appeared in 134 Major League games during the 1966 regular season.
The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Tovar appeared in, specifically relating to his 1966 hitting statistics.
If the Date is followed by an asterisk (*), Tovar started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column.
www.baseball-almanac.com /players/hittinglogs.php?p=tovarce01&y=1966   (108 words)

  
 1969 World Series
Anderson paced nervously in the dugout as Wayne Granger loosened in the pen.
Cesar Tovar battled Gullett before drawing the third walk in the inning as Gullett struggled to find the plate.
With two out Tovar ripped a line drive to centerfield that Bobby Tolan snared to end the game, giving the Reds the win and tying the series at 2.
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Oliva is forced at second, but Cesar Tovar beats the throw to first.
Oliva is forced at second, but Cesar Tovar is called safe at first.
Cesar Tovar's bunt is fielded cleanly and he is thrown out at first.
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 Netsports Community Forums - All Positions
Campaneris, then 23, opened the night at his normal position of shortstop then moved to second base, third base in the third, left field in the fourth, center field in the fifth, right field in the sixth, first base in the seventh, pitching the eighth and catching in the ninth.
Campaneris also had a hand in Tovar’s nine position game because Tovar started the Sept. 22, 1968 game for the Minnesota Twins on the mound and the first hitter in the batter’s box was Campaneris of the Oakland A’s.
Having played the outfield, third, second and short just a season earlier, Tovar proved the gimmick to be somewhat successful when he later struck out Reggie Jackson and Tovar’s Twins ultimately won the game.
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 MIPUNTO.COM | DEPORTES | Béisbol | Venezuela
Tovar lanzó un episodio sin permitir carreras y ponchando a Reggie Jackson.
En 1969, el 18 de mayo, Tovar y su compañero de equipo Rod Carew se robaron el home en la segunda entrada del encuentro que los Mellizos perdieron ante Detroit 8-2.
A lo largo de su carrera, César Tovar rompió un total de cinco juegos sin hits, entre sus víctimas se encuentran los lanzadores Mike Cuellar, Dave McNally y Catfish Hunter.
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 Cesar Tovar - Statistics - The Baseball Cube   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Cesar Tovar - Statistics - The Baseball Cube
The order of teams does not reflect the order of teams played during a season for the Cesar Tovar.
Its important to note that the report is based on the same statistics displayed on the TBC web site and so players with incomplete statistics will have an incomplete teammates report.
www.thebaseballcube.com /players/T/cesar-tovar.shtml   (1046 words)

  
 Cesar Tovar SI 1968 Poster - Minnesota Twins - Major League Posters by Renselaar Corp.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Cesar Tovar SI 1968 Poster - Minnesota Twins - Major League Posters by Renselaar Corp.
He was the Twins' greatest utility player of all time - "Pepito", Cesar Tovar, a Twin Cities fan favorite throughout the late 1960s.
All images contained on this site are property of their respective rights holders, and may not be copied or reproduced without expressed written consent.
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 Tovar - Find The Best Tovar Resources Online
Cesar Tovar profile from BaseballLibrary.com, the most comprehensive baseball history encyclopedia on the Internet.
On September 22, 1968, Tovar became the second player to play every César Tovar died of pancreatic cancer in Caracas, Venezuela at 54 years of age.
The El Tovar Dining Room in located in the El Tovar Hotel and provides an incredible mood setting for a fabulous meal during your visit to the Canyon.
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 Who was the last player to play all 9 positions in ...
Bert Campaneris and Cesar Tovar both did this, though I can't give the specifics on the particular games.
Jose Oquendo of the Cardinals played all nine positions over the course of the season in 1988, but did not play all nine in the same game.
Players who have played all 9 positions in a 9 inning game: Bert Campaneris for Oakland on 9-8-1965--Cesar Tovar for Minnesota on 9-22-1968--Scott Sheldon for Texas on 9-6-2000 and Shane Halter for Detroit on 10-1-2000.
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 HickokSports.com - Calendar - September 22   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Cesar Tovar of the Minnesota Twins played all nine positions in a 2-1 win over the Oakland As.
When Tovar pitched the first inning, the first hitter he faced was Bert Campaneris, who had played all nine positions on September 8, 1965.
Willie Mays became the second player, after Babe Ruth, to have 600 major league home runs when he went deep as a pinch-hitter against Mike Corkins of the San Diego Padres.
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Tovar and Allison were both 2-4 on the game.
Sandy Valdespino came in as a pinch hitter in the 11th inning for the Twins and was intentionally walked in his first big league plate appearance.
Cesar Tovar had two of the Twins five hits on the day.
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 ESPN Classic - Carew runs wild in Twins loss to Tigers
Minnesota Twins second baseman Rod Carew is more than a terrific hitter as he shows today when he goes wild on the bases.
After drawing a walk from Detroit's Mickey Lolich in the third inning, Carew and Cesar Tovar, who is on second base, pull off a double steal.
Then Tovar steals home, while Carew remains on second.
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 AllSports' MLB News - Best and Worst.... Twins Trades   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Gerry Arrigo to Cincinnati for Cesar Tovar, 1964.
Not exactly Brock-for-Broglio, but Cesar Tovar, ask any lifelong Twins fan, but Tovar was an extremely serviceable infielder and a good hitter in his own right.
And Tovar, in 1968, played all nine positions against Oakland and struck out Reggie Jackson on the mound.
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 The People's Republic of Seabrook: Too bad I could never hit a curveball
I can still remember watching the Twins play at old Metropolitan Stadium, watching Rod Carew amble along the base paths with the grace and bearing of a gazelle.
Cesar Tovar, Tony Oliva, Bob Allison, Harmon Killebrew- ad infinitum, ad nauseum- they all fueled my imagination and my dreams as I played sandlot baseball with my friends.
My 48 MPH fast ball and I never went as far as my dreams dictated, but I never lost my love for the Twins.
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 Minnesota Twins
Cesar Tovar from the Reds for Jerry Arrigo, December 4, 1964
In 1965, Versalles won one of the most unexpected MVP awards in history, enjoying a career year at shortstop.
After the Dodgers took care of the Twins in the '65 Series, the team re-tooled later in the decade with Rod Carew, Bert Blyleven, Rich Reese, Cesar Tovar, and Dave Boswell.
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 John Lindberg
Memorable baseball moment: Twins had Cesar Tovar on first and Earl Battey on second.
Tovar was leading off first teasing the battery.
The catcher throws to first to a safe sliding Tovar and the slow Battey steals third
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 FOX Sports - MLB - Reflections on Hunter's perfect game   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
He piled up 11 strikeouts, including three of slugger Harmon Killebrew, and he zipped through a Minnesota batting order that also included Rod Carew, Cesar Tovar and Tony Oliva.
The first came in the fourth inning when he snared Tovar's sinking liner at his knees, and then in the seventh Rudi robbed Carew, who had sliced one into short left.
In between, third baseman Sal Bando made a difficult stop of a hard grounder by Bob Allison in the fifth and threw across the diamond for the out.
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 Ultimate Mets Database - Cesar Tovar vs. the Mets
Ultimate Mets Database - Cesar Tovar vs. the Mets
Cesar Tovar as a Mets Opponent - Batting Record
The Ultimate Mets Database was named "Link of the Week" by John Skilton's Baseball Links in October 1999.
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 William Kerns - Book looks at funny side of Rangers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Shropshire still hasn't forgotten the night a game had to be forfeited when the crowd rioted during 10-cent beer night in Cleveland.
Ranger shortstop Cesar Tovar, no stranger to hostile crowds in Venezuela, said, ''They (the police) would shoot the people who tried that at home.''
Sure, it's interesting to learn how often Billy Martin's bar brawls were kept out of the news.
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