Vic Power

[kairos12]

In 1958 he stole 3 bases. Two of those were thefts of home. In the same game.

I believe he is still the last man to steal home twice in a game.

[brush]

1. Great gloveman.Was he still with the Indians then?

[kairos12]

2. Yes, with the Indians against the Tigers.

[Ohiogal]

3. Of course, you sent me to Wikipedia ....

Pellot (Power) was the second Puerto Rican of African descent to play in MLB and the second Puerto Rican to play in the American League (AL), following Hiram Gabriel (Sosa) "Hi" Bithorn.[2]

Pellot used the name Vic Power during his major league career, but played as Victor Pellot when he played winter baseball in Puerto Rico.[3] He was an AL All-Star for four seasons playing in five of the six All-Star games that were played, and won seven consecutive Gold Glove Awards.

[kairos12]

4. That is is quite a history. I was aware of the name difference but

not of all the other facts. Thanks Ohiogal!

[Ohiogal]

5. My pleasure, kairos12!

I enjoy your trivia bits about baseball! My husband remembers when Power played for the Tribe....

[brush]

8. Thanks for the history. Always liked his name.

Lived in Tucson as a kid and the Indians did their spring training there at Hy Corbett Field. I got to see Vic, Al Rosen, Bobby Avila, Bob Lemon, Mike Garcia and Early Wynn.

When the Giants came down from Phoenix for a spring training game they had Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Orlando Cepeda, Juan Marichal and the Alou brothers.

[rsdsharp]

6. He was the Twins first baseman when I started watching baseball in the early 1960s.

He was such a fantastic defender that he told the young Twins infielders (Rollins, Versalles and Allen) not to wait until he got to first before throwing the ball. His exceptional skills turned an untold number of errors into outs.

[oswaldactedalone]

7. Thanks for the info on Vic Power

I didn’t know the story of his Puerto Rican heritage. All I knew is he was referenced in the book Ball Four when Yankee players expressed negative remarks about his playing style. I think author Jim Bouton was making the point about racism among white players on the Yankees. That racism, widespread throughout their organization, was the reason they fell off the map for 10 years in the 60s and 70s as a result of their reluctance to sign black or hispanic players.