| Otto Vélez | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 4, 1973 for the New York Yankees |
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| Final game | |
| August 7, 1983 for the Cleveland Indians |
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| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .251 |
| Home runs | 78 |
| RBI | 272 |
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Otoniel Vélez Franceschi (born November 29, 1950 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) was a Major League Baseball outfielder from 1973 to 1983. He is one of several players to hit four home runs in a doubleheader, accomplishing the feat on May 4, 1980, for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Cleveland Indians. This feat was also notable in that Velez hit one of each possible home run in the doubleheader, that is, a solo, two-run, three-run home run as well as a grand slam, therefore "hitting for the cycle" in home runs.
See also
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
