Luis Aparicio: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1984

Born: April 29, 1934

1953: Venezuelan Team in Amateur World Series

1954: Signed by Chicago White Sox

1954-6: Minor Leagues

Debut: April 17, 1956 (White Sox)

1956: AL Rookie of the Year

1956: TSN Rookie of the Year

1959: Sox win Pennant

1963: Traded to Baltimore Orioles

1966: Orioles won World Series

1967: Traded to White Sox

1970: Traded to Boston Red Sox

1971: 0-44 streak

1973: Stole 500th base

1974: Retired

1984: Elected to Hall of Fame (85% of vote)

1984: Sox retire #11

1999: Nominee All Century Team

2003: Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame

2006: Earned two statues at US Cellular Field

2007: Hispanic Heritage Hall of Fame


Accomplishments:
1966 World Champion

1956 Rookie of the Year

13x All Star

9x Gold Glove

9x SB Champion

.262

83 HR

791 RBI

1335 Runs

2677 Hits

506 SB

.653 OPS

3504 TB

10 Triples (1965)

20+ SB: 12x

30+ SB: 6x

40+ SB: 5x

50+ SB: 4x

.313 (1970)

Led league in SH: 2x

Postseason: .286, 2 RBI, 1 SB, .652 OPS (2 World Series)