Bert Peña
| Bert Peña | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: July 11, 1959 Santurce, Puerto Rico | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 14, 1981, for the Houston Astros | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 19, 1987, for the Houston Astros | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .203 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 10 |
| Teams | |
Adalberto "Bert" Peña Rivera (born July 11, 1959 in Santurce, Puerto Rico) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the Houston Astros in 1981, and from 1983 to 1987. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg).
Career[]
Peña's professional career extended for 12 seasons, 1977–1988. Although he appeared in parts of six years in the Majors, he spent portions of each of those seasons with the Triple-A Tucson Toros. In 1984 he saw his most lengthy MLB service, appearing in 24 games played for Houston, and collecting his only big-league home run, hit off Ricky Horton of the St. Louis Cardinals on September 2 at Busch Stadium; it was Houston's only run in a 4–1 defeat.[1]
In 88 Major League games, Peña collected 31 hits, four of them doubles. He batted .231 in 1,224 minor league games.
Personal life[]
Bert's son, Roberto, is a professional baseball player.[2]
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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- 1959 births
- Living people
- Albany-Colonie Yankees players
- Baseball managers
- Cocoa Astros players
- Columbus Astros players
- Columbus Clippers players
- Daytona Beach Astros players
- Houston Astros players
- Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico
- Major League Baseball second basemen
- Major League Baseball shortstops
- Major League Baseball third basemen
- Tucson Toros players
- Puerto Rican baseball biography stubs
- Baseball shortstop stubs