Manny Trillo

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Major league careerEdit

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Trillo batting for the Giants in 1985

Trillo was involved in a pair of controversies about his roster eligibility for the 1973 World Series. MLB strictly enforced a rule that only players on a major league roster on August 31 were eligible for the postseason. After José Morales' contract was sold to the Montreal Expos on September 18 and Bill North severely sprained an ankle, the A's petitioned for and received approval from the Baltimore Orioles to allow the additions of both Trillo and Allan Lewis to its roster for the American League Championship Series. A's owner Charlie Finley submitted the same request to the New York Mets, his team's Fall Classic opponent which only approved Lewis but denied Trillo his eligibility.<ref>Dickey, Glenn. Champions: The Story of the First Two Oakland A's Dynasties – And the Building of the Third. Chicago, IL: Triumph Books, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2018</ref> When Mike Andrews committed two errors in a four-run twelfth inning of Oakland's Game 2 defeat,<ref>1973 World Series Game 2 box score at Baseball Reference</ref> Finley attempted to have Andrews waived onto the disabled list in order to activate Trillo.<ref name="Manny Trillo: He's Unsung But Not Under-rated!" /> Commissioner Bowie Kuhn ruled against Finley who was forced to reinstate Andrews for Game 4.<ref name="Manny Trillo: He's Unsung But Not Under-rated!" />

In April 1974, Trillo played 12 games for the Athletics before being sent back to the minor league Tucson Toros.<ref name="Manny Trillo at Baseball Reference" /> He was eventually brought back to the major leagues in September. He appeared in one game of the 1974 American League Championship Series against the Baltimore Orioles, but didn't make any further appearances as the Athletics defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1974 World Series.<ref>1974 World Series at Baseball Reference</ref>

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Trillo playing for the Cubs in 1988.

In the 1980 World Series against the Kansas City Royals, Trillo once again made his mark in Game 5 by making another relay throw to cut off Darrell Porter trying to score in the sixth inning.<ref name="1980 World Series Game 5 box score at Baseball Reference">1980 World Series Game 5 box score at Baseball Reference</ref> He then hit a single with two outs in the ninth inning to drive home the winning run.<ref name="1980 World Series Game 5 box score at Baseball Reference" /> The Phillies went on to win Game 6 and claimed the first world championship in the team's history.<ref name="Phillies Capture Club's First World Series Title" /><ref>1980 World Series at Baseball Reference</ref>

Trillo was one of five Phillies along with George Vukovich, Julio Franco, Jerry Willard and Jay Baller who were traded to the Cleveland Indians for Von Hayes at the Winter Meetings on December 9, 1982.<ref>"Phillies Trade Trillo for Hayes," The New York Times, Friday, December 10, 1982. Retrieved July 9, 2023.</ref> In 1983, he made his second consecutive start as the All-Star second baseman, this time for the American League.<ref name="Manny Trillo at Baseball Reference" /> Trillo also won his third and final Gold Glove Award in Template:Mlby.<ref name="Manny Trillo at Baseball Reference" /> He finished the 1983 campaign with the Montreal Expos after being dealt from Cleveland for minor-league outfielder Don Carter and cash on August 17. Trillo had expressed a desire to return to the National League and demanded a five-year $4 million contract, the latter of which the Indians lacked the wherewithal to re-sign him.<ref>"The Cleveland Indians have traded All-Star second baseman Manny...," United Press International (UPI), Thursday, August 18, 1983. Retrieved July 9, 2023.</ref> He was reacquired by the Cubs from the Giants for Dave Owen on December 11, 1985.<ref>"Orioles Trade Roenicke for Bordi, Hudler," The Washington Post, Thursday, December 12, 1985. Retrieved July 10, 2023.</ref> His career as an active player ended with the Cincinnati Reds in 1989.<ref name="Manny Trillo at Baseball Reference" />

Career statisticsEdit

In a seventeen-year major league career, Trillo played in 1,780 games, accumulating 1,562 hits in 5,950 at bats for a .263 career batting average along with 61 home runs and 571 runs batted in.<ref name="Manny Trillo at Baseball Reference" /> He ended his career with a .981 fielding percentage.<ref name="Manny Trillo at Baseball Reference" /> A four-time All-Star, Trillo was a three-time Gold Glove winner and a two-time Silver Slugger Award winner.<ref name="Manny Trillo at Baseball Reference" /><ref>Manny Trillo at Baseball Almanac</ref><ref>Manny Trillo at Baseball Cube</ref> He led National League second basemen four times in assists, three times in range factor and twice in putouts.<ref name="Manny Trillo at Baseball Reference" />

In 2007, Trillo was inducted into the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.<ref>www.museodebeisbol.org Template:Webarchive</ref> In 1983, he was named to the Philadelphia Phillies Centennial Team as its second baseman. In 2020, he was selected for enshrinement on the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame.

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	AVG	OBP	SLG	FLD%
1,780	5,950	1,562	239	33	61	598	571	452	35	742	88	49	34	.263	.316	.345	.981

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Manny Trillo

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Major league careerEdit

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