Luis Aparicio Sr.

Luis Aparicio Ortega
Luis Aparicio Ortega
	Shortstop / Coach / Manager
	Born: August 28, 1912; Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
	Died: January 1, 1971 (aged 58); Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
LVBP debut
	1946, for the Navegantes del Magallanes
Last LVBP appearance
	1953, for the Gavilanes de Maracaibo
Teams
	Navegantes del Magallanes (1946); Sabios de Vargas (1947-1952); Gavilanes de Maracaibo (1953);
Career highlights and awards
	Baseball World Cup tournament (1942); Collected both the first hit and run scored in Venezuelan League history (Jan 12, 1946); First Venezuelan professional baseball player with a foreign contract (Licey Tigers, Dominican Republic) (1934);
Member of the Venezuelan
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2005

Luis Aparicio Ortega (August 28, 1912 – January 1, 1971) was a Venezuelan professional baseball personality for 40 years, serving as a player, coach, field manager, and club organizer.^[1]^[2] Aparicio was the father of Baseball Hall of Fame member Luis Aparicio.

^ Gutiérrez, Daniel; Alvarez, Efraim; Gutiérrez (h), Daniel (2006). La Enciclopedia del Béisbol en Venezuela. LVBP, Caracas. ISBN 980-6996-02-X
^ "Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Biography". Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. (Spanish)

Luis Aparicio Ortega

Shortstop / Coach / Manager
Born: (1912-08-28)August 28, 1912 Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
Died: January 1, 1971(1971-01-01) (aged 58) Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
Batted: Right Threw: Right
LVBP debut
1946, for the Navegantes del Magallanes
Last LVBP appearance
1953, for the Gavilanes de Maracaibo

Teams
Navegantes del Magallanes (1946) Sabios de Vargas (1947-1952) Gavilanes de Maracaibo (1953)
Career highlights and awards
Baseball World Cup tournament (1942) Collected both the first hit and run scored in Venezuelan League history (Jan 12, 1946) First Venezuelan professional baseball player with a foreign contract (Licey Tigers, Dominican Republic) (1934)
Member of the Venezuelan
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2005