Chico Carrasquel Baseball player

Alfonso Carrasquel Colón, better known as Chico Carrasquel (January 23, 1928 – May 26, 2005) was a Venezuelan professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop for the Chicago White Sox (1950–1955), Cleveland Indians (1956–1958), Kansas City Athletics (1958) and the Baltimore Orioles (1959). Carrasquel was the first in a long line of major league shortstops from Venezuela including, Luis Aparicio, Dave Concepción, Ozzie Guillén and Omar Vizquel among others. He was known for his excellent defensive abilities and, for being the first Latin American in major league history to start in an All-Star Game.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 23, 1928
Birth place	Caracas , Venezuela
Date of death	May 26, 2005
Place of death	Caracas , Venezuela

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Baseball player

Career start	April 18, 1950
Career end	September 23, 1959
batting side	Right
former teams	Baltimore Orioles Chicago White Sox
position	Shortstop
teams	Baltimore Orioles Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians Oakland Athletics
throwing side	Right