Gonzalo Márquez

Gonzalo Enrique Marquez Moya

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.

• Debut August 11, 1972
• Final Game June 5, 1974
• Born March 31, 1940 in Carupano, Sucre, Venezuela
• Died December 20, 1984 in Cagua, Aragua, Venezuela

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Biographical Information

Playing for the Oakland Athletics, Gonzalo Marquez went 5 for 8 in the 1972 Postseason, including 3 for 5 in the World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. His one career home run, hit as a member of the Chicago Cubs on September 21, 1973 came off Steve Rogers of the Montreal Expos. He started the game at first base and went 1 for 4.

He played and managed for 19 years in the Venezuelan Winter League, primarily for the Caracas Leones (Lions). He had a lifetime batting average of .288 in 2,709 at bats.

When he was in the majors, his year of birth was listed as 1946, but he was in fact 6 years older, meaning he was already in his mid-30's by the time he reached the big leagues.

Notable Achievement

• Won a World Series with the Oakland Athletics in 1972

Further Reading

• Gary Belleville: "October 7, 1972: A’s win ALCS opener in 11 innings thanks to Gonzalo Márquez’s pinch-hit single," SABR Baseball Games Project.
• Rory Costello: "Gonzalo Márquez", in Chip Greene, ed.: Mustaches and Mayhem, Charlie O's Three-Time Champions: The Oakland Athletics 1972-74, SABR, Phoenix, AZ, 2015, pp. 252-258. ISBN 978-1-943816-07-1

Related Sites

• Gonzalo Marquez at the SABR Bio Project