Chico Fernandez

Humberto Fernandez Perez
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: March 2, 1932 in Havana, Cuba
Signed: 1951 by the Brooklyn Dodgers
Acquired: traded from the Milwaukee Braves for
Larry Foss, May 1963
Departed: traded to the Chicago White Sox with Bobby Catton and cash for
Charley Smith, April 1964
Died: June 11, 2016 in Sunrise, FL

 

Chico was a starting shortstop in the big leagues for five years, including one season where he cracked 20 home runs (which was exactly half of his career total). He's pictured here on his 1959 Topps card; his 1957 Topps card is below, as well as a 1962 card cut from the back of a Post cereal box.  Yup, we used to do that.

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BATTING RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G   AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB SB CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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1956 Bro NL  34   66  11  15  2  0  1   9  20  2  3  10   3   0   4  0 .261 .303 .227
1957 Phi NL 149  500  42 131 14  4  5  51 168 18  5  64  31   1   4  7 .302 .336 .262
1958 Phi NL 148  522  38 120 18  5  6  51 166 12  6  48  37   2  10  7 .280 .318 .230
1959 Phi NL  45  123  15  26  5  1  0   3  33  2  1  11  10   0   5  1 .269 .268 .211
1960 Det AL 133  435  44 105 13  3  4  35 136 13  4  50  39   1  19  3 .303 .313 .241
1961 Det AL 133  435  41 108 15  4  3  40 140  8  5  45  36   0   4  1 .305 .322 .248
1962 Det AL 141  503  64 125 17  2 20  59 206 10  3  69  42   0  12  3 .305 .410 .249
1963 2teams  73  194  15  36  7  0  1  11  46  3  1  41  15   0   2  2 .242 .237 .186
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METS TOTALS  58  145  12  29  6  0  1   9  38  3  0  30   9   0   1  2 .244 .262 .200
OTHER CLUBS 798 2633 258 637 85 19 39 250 877 65 28 308 204   4  59 22 .295 .333 .242
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CAREER TOTS 856 2778 270 666 91 19 40 259 915 68 28 338 213   4  60 24 .292 .329 .240

 

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB     G   AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB SB CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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1963 Det AL  15   49   3   7  1  0  0   2   8  0  1  11   6   0   1  0 .236 .163 .143
1963 *METS*  58  145  12  29  6  0  1   9  38  3  0  30   9   0   1  2 .244 .262 .200

 

JAPANESE BATTING RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G   AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB SB CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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1965 Han CL  52  111   2  16  3  0  1   8  22  3  0  14   5   0   1  2 .178 .198 .144

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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.

1957 Topps

1962 Post

1957 Topps #305

1958 Topps #348

1959 Topps #452

1960 Topps #314

1961 Topps #112

1962 Post #17
1962 Topps #173a (normal tint)

1963 Topps #278

1979 TCMA Baseball History Series #274

1990 Target Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers #237

1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #113

 

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