Chico Garcia

Vinicio Otilio Garcia Uscanga

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 8", Weight 170 lb.

• Debut April 24, 1954
• Final Game September 20, 1954
• Born December 13, 1924 in Veracruz, Veracruz Mexico
• Died August 16, 2007 in Monterrey, Nuevo León Mexico

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Biographical Information

Chico Garcia hit just .113 (7 for 62) in 39 games for the Baltimore Orioles in 1954, but in the minor leagues, most notably in his native country, Mexico, Garcia was a star.

Chico played professional ball for 27 years from 1944 to 1970 and was later a long-time manager in Mexico. He crossed the border from 1949 to 1959. While with the Juarez Indios in 1949, he led the class C Arizona-Texas League in batting average at .377, hits with 227 (including 20 three-baggers), and runs with 170.

Chico hit .304 for the Shreveport Sports in the AA Texas League in 1953 and an even .300 for the Toledo Mud Hens of the AAA American Association in 1955. He appeared in the American Association for a total of five seasons (1955-1959), sporting a combined five-year average of .282. He finished up his career north of the border with the Dallas Rangers in 1959.

After returning to the Mexican League in 1960, he hit over .300 for the next five years for the Sultanes de Monterrey with his .368 average leading the league in hitting in 1963 when he was 38 years old. Overall Chico hit .306 with 3,116 base hits in 2,803 games in the minor leagues.

The record shows that Garcia's managing career covered from 1965 to 1986 with six different organizations in the Mexican League.

Vinicio "Chico" Garcia died on August 16, 2007 at the age of 83 in his native country at Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Playoffs	Notes
1965	Sultanes de Monterrey	Mexican League	68-72	4th	none
1966	Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz	Mexican League	72-67	5th
1967	Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz	Mexican League	71-69	4th	none
1968	Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz	Mexican League	79-60	2nd	none
1969	Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz	Mexican League	81-73	4th	none
1970	Sultanes de Monterrey	Mexican League		--	--	replaced by Rodolfo Alvarado
1971	Piratas de Sabinas	Mexican League		--	--	replaced by Roberto Montelongo
1972	Piratas de Sabinas	Mexican League	62-76	10th
1973	Charros de Jalisco	Mexican League	79-52	2nd	Lost in 1st round
1974	Charros de Jalisco	Mexican League	84-50	1st	Lost in 2nd round
1975	Charros de Jalisco	Mexican League	73-61	5th	Lost in 1st round
1976	Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo	Mexican League	54-82	16th
1984	Aciereros de Monclova	Mexican League		16th		replaced Servando Gonzalez
1985	Aciereros de Monclova	Mexican League	64-62	8th	Lost in 1st round
1986	Sultanes de Monterrey	Mexican League		--	--	replaced by Miguel Sotelo

Sources

Baseball-Reference.com
Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Third Edition
Baseball Players of the 1950s
SABR MILB Database:page