Clemente Rafael Álvarez (born May 18, 1968) is a Venezuelan former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2000 MLB season. Listed at 5' 11", 180 lb., he batted and threw right handed.
| Clemente Álvarez | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Álvarez with the Utica Blue Sox c. 1988 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: May 18, 1968 Guanta, Anzoátegui, Venezuela | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 19, 2000, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 1, 2000, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .200 |
| Runs | 1 |
| Hits | 1 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
In two games as a backup, Álvarez went 1-for-5, for a .200 batting average, with one run scored.
In between, he played winter ball with the Navegantes del Magallanes club of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, over the course of 19 seasons, spanning 1986–2004.
Following his playing career, Álvarez coached for Magallanes and the Tigres de Aragua.
See also
editExternal links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Clemente Alvarez at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
- Clemente Alvarez at Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Professional Baseball League)
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