Chico Carrasquel Trades and Transactions

The Chico Carrasquel trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Chico Carrasquel has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"I was saddened to hear of the passing of Chico Carrasquel. Chico was my hero and mentor. He took me under his wing, and I'm grateful to him for making me the ballplayer that I turned out to be." - Hall of Fame Shortstop Luis Aparicio (AP Wire, 05/26/2005)

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Chico Carrasquel

Chico Carrasquel Autograph on a 1957 Topps (#67)

Chico Carrasquel Autograph on a 1957 Topps (#67)
 

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Birth Name:   Alfonso (Colon) Carrasquel
Nickname:   Chico
Born On:   01-23-1928  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
Year of Death Data Died On:   05-26-2005
Place of Death Data Died In:   Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
Cemetery:   Undetermined
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   04-18-1950 (Age 22)
Last Game:   09-23-1959
Draft:   Not Applicable
Chico Carrasquel

Trades & Transactions

00-00-1949: Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers.
10-00-1949: Sold by Brooklyn Dodgers to Chicago White Sox.
10-25-1955: Traded by Chicago White Sox (with Jim Busby) to Cleveland Indians for Larry Doby.
06-12-1958: Traded by Cleveland Indians to Kansas City Athletics for Billy Hunter.
10-02-1958: Traded by Kansas City Athletics to Baltimore Orioles for Dick Williams.
12-23-1959: Released by Baltimore Orioles.
01-09-1960: Signed by Chicago White Sox.
04-23-1960: Released by Chicago White Sox.


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Baseball trades & transactions, like the Chico Carrasquel trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.