Chico Salmón

Rutherford Eduardo Salmon

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 170 lb.

• Debut June 28, 1964
• Final Game August 14, 1972
• Born December 3, 1940 in Colon, Colon, Panama
• Died September 17, 2000 in Almirante, Bocas del Toro, Panama

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Biographical Information

Chico Salmon was a utility player in a Baltimore Orioles infield that boasted golden glovers Brooks Robinson, Mark Belanger, and Davey Johnson. He was just 3 for 30 as Panama's #3 batter in the lineup in the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games but managed to score 8 runs for the Bronze Medal winners, tying Domingo Martín, Guillermo Rosado Ramos and Luis Guillermo Marrero Torres for 6th in the event. He fielded .958 at 2B.

Notable Achievement

• Won a World Series with the Baltimore Orioles in 1970

Related Sites

• Chico Salmon at the SABR Bio Project