Alfonso R Lopez was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1977 along with Ernie Banks, Martin Dihigo, Pop Lloyd, Amos Rusie and Joseph Sewell. Lopez was a catcher with 19 seasons MLB experience playing with the Brooklyn Robins (1928, 1930-1931), Brooklyn Dodgers (1932-1935), Boston Bees (1936-1940), Pittsburgh Pirates (1940-1946) and Cleveland Indians (1947). For his career he hit .261/.326/.337 with 51 HR, 652 RBI, 613 R, 46 SB in 1950 games. He threw out 52% of those that attempted to steal on him.
I believe his three best seasons were 1930 when he hit .309/.362/.418 with 6 HR, 57 RBI, 60 R, 3 SB in 128 games, 1934 when he hit .273/.349/.383 with 7 HR, 54 RBI, 58 R, 2 SB in 140 games and 1933 when he hit .301/.338/.376 with 3 HR, 41 RBI, 39 R, 10 SB in 126 games.
He was twice an All Star in 1934 and 1941.
However it was his career as a manager that warranted his induction into the Hall of Fame. He was manager for the Cleveland Indians (1951-1956) with a 570-354 record and the Chicago White Sox (1957-1965, 1968-1969) with a 840-650 record. His career 1410 wins ranks 25th all time.
Hall of Fame page
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