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Bo Diaz
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Birthdate: 3/23/1953 Died: 11/23/1990
Height / Weight: 5' 11" / 190 lbs. Place of Birth: Cua, , Venezuela
Bats / Throws: R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

The muscular Bo Diaz was a hard-playing catcher with a solid batting eye and played in the major leagues for 13 seasons. He broke into the majors as a 24-year old from Venezuela in 1977. He played part-time with the Red Sox in 1977 and with Cleveland from 1978 thru 1980. Diaz was the Indians' fist-string catcher in 1981 and responded by hitting .313, and made the American League's All-Star team. In 1982 he was traded to the Phillies and his toughness behind home plate and his ability to frame pitches for the team's pitching staff vaulted Philadelphia to a second place finish in the NL East, and his hitting also played a big role in the Phillies success during this time-frame.

In 1982, Bo Diaz hit a solid .288, rapped 29 doubles into the outfield gaps, 18 homers into the stands, and had 85 clutch RBIs. In 1983, the year the Phillies went to the World Series, Diaz played in 136 games, struck out just 57 times in 471 at bats, lined 17 doubles and 15 homers, with 64 RBIs. However, he injured his knees and played with taped-up, heavily scarred and swollen knees for the rest of his career. Due to his knee injuries he played just 25 games in 1985 and was traded to Cincinnati the next season and took over the starting backstop duties once more.

Swollen knees and all, the well-liked Bo Diaz was one of the leading National League catchers in his years with the Reds, who finished in second place in the NL West for three straight seasons - 1986-1988. In 134 games in 1986, he hit .272 and pounded 31 extra base hits... in 1987, he enjoyed one of his best batting seasons - .277 batting average, 28 doubles, 15 home runs, and was selected for the second time for the All-Star team. His last full-time season came in 1988, when he played in 92 games. In November of 1990, just 37-years old, Diaz died tragically when he was struck by lightning while installing a satellite dish on his home in Venezuela. Bo Diaz career record: .255 BA, 834 hits in 3,274 at-bats, 162 Ds, 87Hr, 327 Runs, 452 RBIs and a solid .300 on-base-pct... baseballhistorian.com - Archives - Latino Baseball Star


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
14 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1977 BOS (AL) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1978 CLE (AL) 44 127 12 30 4 0 2 11 4 17 0 0 0 0 2 0 .236 .260 SLG
1979 CLE (AL) 15 32 0 5 2 0 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 .156 .206 SLG
1980 CLE (AL) 76 207 15 47 11 2 3 32 7 27 1 0 3 0 5 2 .227 .250 SLG
1981 CLE (AL) 63 182 25 57 19 0 7 38 13 23 2 2 2 1 1 2 .313 .359 SLG
1982 PHI (NL) 144 525 69 151 29 1 18 85 36 87 3 6 5 3 1 7 .288 .333 SLG
1983 PHI (NL) 136 471 49 111 17 0 15 64 38 57 1 4 4 2 4 1 .236 .295 SLG
1984 PHI (NL) 27 75 5 16 4 0 1 9 5 13 0 0 0 0 1 2 .213 .256 SLG
1985 CIN (NL) 51 161 12 42 8 0 3 15 15 18 0 0 0 1 2 2 .261 .324 SLG
1985 PHI (NL) 26 76 9 16 5 1 2 16 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .268 SLG
1986 CIN (NL) 134 474 50 129 21 0 10 56 40 52 1 1 0 0 2 3 .272 .327 SLG
1987 CIN (NL) 140 496 49 134 28 1 15 82 19 73 1 0 1 5 4 6 .270 .300 SLG
1988 CIN (NL) 92 315 26 69 9 0 10 35 7 41 0 2 4 1 1 3 .219 .236 SLG
1989 CIN (NL) 43 132 6 27 5 0 1 8 6 7 0 2 3 0 0 0 .205 .239 SLG
14 years   993 3274 327 834 162 5 87 452 198 429 9 17 22 13 24 28 .255 .297 .SLG



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