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at age 16 (although he claimed to be 17, the minimum age to be signed by a Major League team) and received a $ 500 signing bonus. He was among the last of the Cuban players to make it out of Cuba before the borders were sealed. He batted .316 for the
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American women, Cárdenas never got around to applying for American citizenship. He has eight children. In 1998, Cárdenas was sentenced to three months in jail for
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At 33 years old, Cárdenas was clearly on the decline, by the time he joined the Angels. He batted only .143 in the month of June, and ended the season with a .223 average, six home runs and 42 RBI. During
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trade. He filed a formal grievance against the
Rangers claiming that he was traded in retaliation. Suarez never appeared in a game with the Indians, retiring instead.
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for his defensive prowess in 1965. His 20 home runs in 1966 set a Reds team record for home runs by a shortstop that stood for 30 years. He also played for the
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to be named to his only AL All-Star team; however, Cárdenas did not appear in the game. He ended the season with 18 home runs and 75 RBI and a stellar .985
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Indians, Cárdenas found himself in more of a back-up role, for the first time in his career. He made his first big league appearance at
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solidified the Twins at their weakest position, and helped turn around the team's fortune. They went from 79 to 83 and seventh place in the
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Rangers, 21 of which were at third base. He spent one more season with the Rangers as a
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at short, with Cárdenas being the better fielder and Kasko being the better hitter. Cárdenas, however, surprised his boss with a .308
416:. Cárdenas made his Major League debut on July 25, 1960, starting and batting eighth and playing shortstop in a 6–5 Reds win over the
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the first year of divisional play. For his part, Cárdenas batted .280 with 10 home runs and 70 RBI at the bottom of the Twins'
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to receive the Calvin R. Griffith Award given each season to the Twins'
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supporters firing off rifles in the grandstand in celebration of the
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season, Cárdenas was traded to the
Minnesota Twins for pitcher
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Cárdenas was batting .285 with 11 home runs and 46 RBI at the
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Cárdenas was awarded the full-time starting shortstop job in
492:. He also clubbed five home runs to Kasko's two in 271 fewer
1018:"Cardenas mastered baseball; now, life is a different story"
1072:"Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs Box Score, July 25, 1960"
315:, where he was the starting shortstop for seven seasons.
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and makes regular appearances at the Reds Hall of Fame,
523:. Cárdenas had eight RBI and belted four home runs in a
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September 26, 1975, for the Texas
Rangers
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from 1960 to 1975, most prominently as a member of the
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Cuban expatriate baseball players in the United States
1274:"Cleveland Indians 10, Kansas City Royals 4 Box Score"
119:
July 25, 1960, for the Cincinnati Reds
1099:Red Thisted & Lou Chapman (December 17, 1960).
660:at short, whom they had recently acquired from the
652:, Cárdenas was traded to the Cleveland Indians for
629:. The acquisition marked former All-Star shortstop
448:(RBI). After the season, McMillan was dealt to the
1340:"Cardenas a fixture at Reds Legends baseball camp"
428:and later lining out, he notched his first career
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656:and minor leaguer Bob Marcano to make room for
33: and the second or maternal family name is
2743:Cuban expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
1373:Career statistics and player information from
1122:"Adding Freese and Jay Should Help Cincinnati"
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622:, the California Angels acquired Cárdenas for
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379:, Cárdenas was inadvertently shot by raucous
1185:. Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame & Museum.
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1984:
1431:National League Shortstop Gold Glove Award
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1215:"1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game"
1142:"1966 Major League Baseball All-Star Game"
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440:. For the season, he batted .232 with one
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1236:"Dalton Trades Dave LaRoche for Cardenas"
987:"Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame at MLB.com"
1282:. Sports Reference LLC. August 16, 1973.
2693:Major League Baseball players from Cuba
1163:"Cárdenas, Stargell Find Hitting Range"
1101:"Braves Get McMillan in Three-Way Deal"
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1223:. Sports Reference LLC. July 13, 1971.
1150:. Sports Reference LLC. July 12, 1966.
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408:Cárdenas was called up to the Reds in
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1052:"Bullets Fly & Game is Cancelled"
527:against the Chicago Cubs, on June 5,
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1120:Fred Hutchinson (February 1, 1961).
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391:the following July and renamed the
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1234:Ken Rappoport (December 1, 1971).
633:as trade bait; he would go to the
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470:'s original plan heading into the
432:with a seventh-inning run-scoring
403:
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1315:"Former Reds Star Hits Low Point"
1197:"Cincinnati Gets Pitcher Merritt"
1016:Erardi, John (October 27, 2002).
932:and every December at Reds Fest.
676:, on August 16, and committed an
342:. Cárdenas was inducted into the
16:Cuban baseball player (born 1938)
2758:Sportspeople convicted of crimes
2703:Major League Baseball shortstops
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519:, and being elected to start in
293:Leonardo Lazaro Cárdenas Alfonso
2778:Prisoners and detainees of Ohio
1338:Kevin Pierson (June 25, 2009).
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864:Cárdenas led NL shortstops in
575:(AL) to 97–65 and winning the
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295:(born December 17, 1938) is a
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1345:Parkersburg News and Sentinel
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2010:Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame
1313:Horn, Bob (March 29, 1998).
1161:Mike Rathet (June 6, 1966).
906:Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame
344:Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame
283:Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame
246:Career highlights and awards
25:, the first or paternal
7:
1391:Baseball Reference (Minors)
583:. He tied an AL record for
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2763:Havana Sugar Kings players
1254:"Cardenas Goes to Indians"
587:by a shortstop, with 570.
412:to fill in for an injured
20:
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2748:National League All-Stars
2733:Águilas del Zulia players
2723:Cleveland Indians players
2718:California Angels players
2018:
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900:. Cárdenas led the NL in
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2708:Cincinnati Reds players
1325:Bowling Green, Kentucky
1294:"Ken Suarez Files Suit"
1026:The Cincinnati Enquirer
2773:Tucson Cowboys players
1279:Baseball-Reference.com
1220:Baseball-Reference.com
1147:Baseball-Reference.com
1106:The Milwaukee Sentinel
1080:. Sports Reference LLC
1077:Baseball-Reference.com
960:. Sports Reference LLC
957:Baseball-Reference.com
2728:Texas Rangers players
385:26th of July Movement
365:Arizona–Mexico League
354:Cárdenas was born in
305:Major League Baseball
303:player. He played in
1320:Park City Daily News
1259:The Portsmouth Times
1240:The Nashua Telegraph
1203:. November 24, 1968.
1127:St. Petersburg Times
952:"Leo Cardenas Stats"
600:Most Valuable Player
577:American League West
373:International League
299:former professional
1168:The Tuscaloosa News
1032:on October 28, 2002
866:fielding percentage
706:, before retiring.
662:Los Angeles Dodgers
596:fielding percentage
592:1971 All-Star break
399:Major league career
124:Last MLB appearance
2626:Johnny Vander Meer
1383:Baseball Reference
1352:on October 7, 2009
924:Cárdenas lives in
369:Havana Sugar Kings
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1299:Bangor Daily News
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902:intentional walks
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668:Cleveland Indians
614:California Angels
535:). Following the
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336:Cleveland Indians
332:California Angels
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209:California Angels
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450:Milwaukee Braves
324:Gold Glove Award
277:Gold Glove Award
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647:Spring training
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468:Fred Hutchinson
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