Luis Aparicio Sr.

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
Career highlights and awards
  • 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
Induction2005
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Venezuela
Amateur World Series
1942 Havana Team

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. Aparicio was the father of National Baseball Hall of Fame member Luis Aparicio; both father and son were inducted into the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame. To distinguish him from his son, the elder Aparicio is known by the nickname El Grande (lit. "The Elder" or "The Great One").