Francisco Estrada
Francisco
"Paquin" Estrada Soto
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 182 lbs.
Born: February 12, 1948 in Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Acquired: from the Mexico City Reds in an unknown transaction, circa 1971
Departed: traded to the California Angels with Don Rose, Nolan
Ryan, and Leroy Stanton
for Jim Fregosi, December 1971
Died: December 9, 2019 in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico
This catcher retired with a lifetime .500
batting average, one of the highest in the long history of baseball. Of course,
he only came up to bat twice. There are only two cards that I know of that he
ever appeared on; one was from the 1991 WIZ Mets set, which is shown here. After his big league
career of one game was finished, he spent more than a quarter of a century in
the Mexican League, not retiring until he was nearly fifty years old. He was named to the Mexican Baseball Hall of
Fame, as well as the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame, for his contributions
both as a player and a manager. He was a
manager in the Mexican League at the time of his death.
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This is a list of the cards of this player
that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said
collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed
in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity
prior to my divestiture. The cards
listed in white text are the ones that still
remained until that final deal. Items listed in green I kept out of the deal,
just so I'd have something to display in my office and den. At the bottom and listed in orange text are
cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order
to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a
card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and
game-used areas. If an orange card is
struck through, it has also departed the collection. I’m still accepting donations, should you
feel so moved. Contact me by following
this link: NYMHall.
1991 Nobody Beats
the Wiz Mets #110
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