Rogelio �lvarez Hern�ndez was a Cuban professional baseball player whose career spanned 18 seasons, including parts of two in Major League Baseball with the Cincinnati Reds. Over his career in the majors, �lvarez batted .211 with two runs, seven hits and two runs batted in. �lvarez also played in the minor leagues with the Class-C Yuma Sun Sox, the Class-B Port Arthur Sea Hawks, the Class-B Wenatchee Chiefs, the Class-B Clovis Redlegs, the Triple-A Havana Sugar Kings/Jersey City Jerseys, the Triple-A San Diego Padres, the Double-A Macon Peaches, the Double-A Knoxville Smokies, the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, the Double-A Evansville White Sox, the Triple-A Veracruz Aguila, the Triple-A Poza Rica Petroleros and the Triple-A Yucat�n Leones. During his minor league career, he played 1,706 games. He primarily played first base over his career, but also played outfield and pitcher on occasion. �lvarez was a member of the Washington Senators during spring training in 1963 and was expected to be the team's starting first baseman going into the regular season. However, �lvarez, who was born in Pinar del R�o, Cuba, was forced to stay in his native country by the Cuban government. [More at Wikipedia]

April 18th, 1938 in   /  Died:   Nov 30th, 2012 - kidney failure