Luis Alcaraz

Ángel Luis Alcaraz Acosta

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 165 lb.
• High School Escuela Ana Roque de Duprey
• Debut September 13, 1967
• Final Game June 7, 1970
• Born June 20, 1941 in Humacao, P.R.

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Biographical Information

Luis Alcaraz signed as an amateur free agent with the Milwaukee Braves in 1959, and after playing briefly with the McCook Braves, he was sold to the Los Angeles Dodgers the following season. In the minors, the 5' 9", 165 pound infielder displayed plenty of power, averaging nearly 20 home runs per year from 1960 to 1967. He had his best season with the AA Albuquerque Dukes, leading the 1967 Texas League with a .328 average, while belting a career-high 22 home runs and knocking in 85 runs.

Luis made his major league debut with the Dodgers on September 13, 1967. In two brief stints with Los Angeles, during 1967 and 1968, he struggled, hitting .181 with 2 homers and 8 RBI in 58 games. Nevertheless, Alcaraz remained confident he could hit big league pitching. "I batted against pitchers like that in the Puerto Rican Winter League, so I know I can hit," Alcaraz insisted. The Dodgers were not convinced. They peddled him to the Kansas City Royals on October 21, 1968. Alcaraz failed to hit in Kansas City as well, batting a combined .201 with two homers and 21 RBI in 57 games during parts of the 1969 and 1970 seasons. He was traded to the Chicago White Sox for Bobby Knoop prior to the start of the 1971 campaign, but would never play in the big leagues again. Alcaraz finished out his playing career with the Pacific Coast League's Tucson Toros in 1971 and the International League's Charleston Charlies in 1972.

Although Alcaraz had excellent bloodlines, he did not make it in the majors. He is a distant cousin of Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda. Like his famous cousin, Alcaraz was born in Puerto Rico, but that is where the similarities end. Luis returned to baseball years later, managing in the Mexican League in 1979 and 1980, on an interim basis, with the Leon Bravos.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1981	Petroleros de Poza Rica	Mexican League	68-87	15th	none

Sources

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Third Edition
SABR Minor League Database
baseball-reference.com
Baseball Library.com