A highly popular player, Chico Carrasquel was born in Caracas, Venezuela and was one of the leading defensive shortstops during the 1950's. In his rookie season with the Chicago White Sox in 1950, Carrasquel collected a 24-game batting streak, ended third in the balloting for Rookie of the Year, he scored 72 runs and batted .282. He played 10 major league seasons, was a four time American League All-Star, led the league 3 times in fielding pct and once in double plays. Chico was an outstanding, graceful fielder, with a strong arm and helped the White Sox with his bat as well as his fielding. In 1954, he hit a career high 28 doubles 12 homers and scored 106 runs while hitting .255. He was traded to the Indians in 1956 when the White Sox brought up future Hall of Fame shortstop Luis Aparicio. Carrasquel was the Indians' starting shortstop in 1956-57. After he retired from active playing, he managed the Carcas Lions and later became one of the White Sox's Spanish language Broadcasters. Alfonso 'Chico' Carrasquel career: .258 BA, 1199 hits, 172 D's, 55 HR's, 568 runs scored and a respectable on-base-pct of .334.